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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch)

@rickkitagawa.bsky.social

Visual artist, author, coach for creatives. Chief Community Artist at The Brave Artists. Head cultist of the Order of the Dark Wheel. Nightmare-Chan summoner. Rickkitagawa.com/links

215 Followers  |  340 Following  |  136 Posts  |  Joined: 06.08.2023  |  1.9014

Latest posts by rickkitagawa.bsky.social on Bluesky

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I was inspired by our costumed hero, the #theantifafrog, and wanted to share this wonky little gif I made.

PS - for all you #tezos folk I've minted as part of the #tezosforhumanity charity fundraiser. Consider picking one up here: objkt.com/tokens/KT1L1...

05.10.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deny the parole of Russell Stone (H00697) After Russell's last parole hearing, I was adamant that before his next hearing I'd research more of the case - after all, I was a kid when the murder happened, and I know how memories can be unreliab...

So my aunt was murdered when I was 6, and her killer is up for parole - please consider signing this to keep him off the streets: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...

06.08.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantasy character portrait of a female air genasi monk in blue, baggy clothes, long white hair, blue cloud tattoos, holding two air / energy spheres.

Fantasy character portrait of a female air genasi monk in blue, baggy clothes, long white hair, blue cloud tattoos, holding two air / energy spheres.

A fantasy character reference sheet, featuring a berserker woman in medium-light leather-metal armor, holding an hatched with smudges of blood on it. The artwork features also two panels with her facial expressions, and the detail of her giant broadsword.

A fantasy character reference sheet, featuring a berserker woman in medium-light leather-metal armor, holding an hatched with smudges of blood on it. The artwork features also two panels with her facial expressions, and the detail of her giant broadsword.

A full body, full color character portrait of a genie with his lower body made of purple smoke. His torso is naked and covered with gold jewelry. He has magic powers, symbolized by the lantern and pink magic he's holding in his hands. He has long hair, a long snake-like tongue, and he is pretty muscular

A full body, full color character portrait of a genie with his lower body made of purple smoke. His torso is naked and covered with gold jewelry. He has magic powers, symbolized by the lantern and pink magic he's holding in his hands. He has long hair, a long snake-like tongue, and he is pretty muscular

An undead woman, holding a lyre, dispersing petals of roses and waring a scaled plate mail

An undead woman, holding a lyre, dispersing petals of roses and waring a scaled plate mail

Hey #TTRPG creators! I'm currently open for commissions, and I can supply professional grade art for your projects.

Portfolio, FAQs, and bookings: www.flygohr.com/

Please share, thank you πŸ™πŸ»

19.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I see you as you gnash your teeth and weep heavy tears and I want to remind you that you are deep magic and aching resilience. Incantations of the fiercest love are etched into your bones and sacred protection written on your skin. You are a complex gift of feral joy and I love you so much.

18.07.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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To give up making art is to give up hope. It’s to silently admit to ourselves that there’s no future... ...that our days to come are so bleak that we might as well quit now and roll over to help the tank treads roll over us that much easier.

open.substack.com/pub/rickkita...

02.07.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Human artists!

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

20.06.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just spending Friday evening hanging out with goth folks while sporting this incredibly heavy v1.0 of my Herald of Leviathan headpiece.

#leviathan #goth #art

07.06.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoops, exhausted from a con. Follow @pottymouthtrump.bsky.social for daily cat litter throwing content.

01.06.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 32 - same $hit different day

#politics #resist #garbageputgarbagebackin #dumptrump

01.06.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Here’s the Democrat running against Joni Ernst! Please give him a follow and your support.

Let’s get Ernst out of Congress!

@sageforiowa.bsky.social

31.05.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1552    πŸ” 653    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 28
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Hanging out at #Monsterpalooza on Hyde 159. Swing by, say hello, and consider testing your fate with the All-Seeing Oracle.

#darkart #painting #sofubi

31.05.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Monstrous Catch stream starting momentarily, #tezos #art fam!

twitch.tv/skeethulhu

18.05.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoopsie, wrong account, lol.

14.05.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 16- They're trying to slash Medicaid, effectively removing care from 8.6 million Americans.

#resist #garbageoutgarbagebackin #dumptrump #savemedicaid

14.05.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is so infuriating. These fools know they can't win by following the law, so they try to rig the system at every chance.

13.05.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you bet that totally corrupt Clarence Thomas is reproaching himself right now: "Wait, I sold my soul for a $400,000 recreational vehicle when I could have held out for a $400,000,000 PLANE???"

13.05.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6776    πŸ” 1300    πŸ’¬ 192    πŸ“Œ 37
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DAY 14 - Free Jet Edition!
Well, I'm not if a 747 counts as a jet or not, but apparently he's taking the "gift" because golf maxims suggest that not taking gifts is dumb.

So conflict of interest be damned, he's being offered a free jet, so he's going to take it!

#politics #dumptrump #resist

13.05.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fans - Tezos NFTs

Top collector list (make sure to filter by "Total ed.")
nftbiker.xyz/fans?wallet=...

And of course, thanks to
@nftbiker.com , @purespider.bsky.social , and Frostbitten for the infrastructure for a non-technical artist to be able to do stuff like this.

Invites go out on Monday the 12th.

09.05.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#tezos collectors - if you're not in the top 666 of my collectors (sorted by total ed. held) and want a invite to my next degen-friendly art project (think Willie's Nightmare), drop your #tezos wallet.

Replies will bump folk off the bottom, but if you're on the list, I might bump you.

List below

09.05.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE agents in Worcester, Massachusetts arrested a mother outside of her home with her newborn baby and 16 year old daughter.

The 16 year old stood in front of the ICE vehicle holding the baby.

She handed the baby to a neighbor & fled.

Police caught up to her, in a heartbreaking scene.⬇️

09.05.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3043    πŸ” 1693    πŸ’¬ 539    πŸ“Œ 286

πŸŽ™οΈ New Podcast Episode πŸŽ™οΈ

Simple one this week β€” Monagle and I gush about THE UGLY STEPSISTER for 30 minutes.

09.05.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be doing a free tutorial/demo on painting a monster using color theory basics.

The main point will be learning the basics of color theory, but I'll be digitally painting a monster so folks can understand application of said theory.

May 20 - 10am PT / 5pm UTC
in the LMTGA discord
#art

09.05.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up

Buying a name means nothing without the laborers that made it great. Our industry is run by cowards, vultures and union busters and I am so sorry to all of the talented workers affected by this bullshit move.

kotaku.com/polygon-sold...

01.05.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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10 minutes into a demo in Studio City California

#NoKings
#MayDayMarch

01.05.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 11451    πŸ” 1705    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 44

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth.
If you're struggling, remember:

-Mental illness is real and valid. Don't let anyone deny your experience.
-Psychiatric treatment is legit. Go to therapy, take your meds.
-You are not alone. Reach out for help, irl or online.
-You are loved, and worthy of it.

01.05.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

MAYDAY REMINDER:

1) "Am I under arrest or am I free to go?"
2) STFU!

01.05.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.

The kicker: She was never charged with a crimeβ€”and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.

Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.

30.04.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 20388    πŸ” 6295    πŸ’¬ 380    πŸ“Œ 261

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