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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch)

@rickkitagawa.bsky.social

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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

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Mar 25

Super excited - Cult Crafter is funded!!

Extremely grateful for everyone who has shared, backed, and helped out to make this game come to life.

We're still crowdfunding until April 3, so join the Cult today!

#tabletopgaming #cultcraftergame
#crowdfunding

An illustration of a trenchcoat-wearing demon with multiple animal arms wearing a cardboard sign that reads "Cult Crafter is Coming"

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · 11d

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...

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Aug 6

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...

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...

sign.moveon.org

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Aug 2

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Flygohr @flygohr.bsky.social · Jul 19

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 🙏🏻

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 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

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N.R. Lines⁷ (she/her) @nrlines.bsky.social · Jul 18

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.

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Jul 2

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...

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Jun 20

Human artists!

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Jun 7

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

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Jun 1

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

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · Jun 1

Day 32 - same $hit different day

#politics #resist #garbageputgarbagebackin #dumptrump

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · May 31

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

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 31

Hanging out at #Monsterpalooza on Hyde 159. Swing by, say hello, and consider testing your fate with the All-Seeing Oracle.

#darkart #painting #sofubi

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 18

Monstrous Catch stream starting momentarily, #tezos #art fam!

twitch.tv/skeethulhu

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 14

Whoopsie, wrong account, lol.

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 14

Day 16- They're trying to slash Medicaid, effectively removing care from 8.6 million Americans.

#resist #garbageoutgarbagebackin #dumptrump #savemedicaid

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 13

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.

ACLU @aclu.org · May 13

Moments before an immigration court hearing in Mahmoud Khalil's case, our lawyers were abruptly banned from using laptops in the courtroom — but the government's lawyers weren't.

No one should be denied the basic tools they need to defend themselves in court.

Computer Ban Gave the Government Unfair Advantage in Anti-War Activist’s Case, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for anti-war activist Mahmoud Khalil, currently being held by ICE, says she was barred from using a computer in a key hearing—an example, experts say, of the unfairness of immigration court.

www.wired.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · May 13

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???"

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Leia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · May 13

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Potty Mouth Trump (he/him) @pottymouthtrump.bsky.social · May 13

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

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 9

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.

Fans - Tezos NFTs

nftbiker.xyz

Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 9

#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

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · May 9

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.⬇️

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Matt Donato @donatobomb.bsky.social · May 9

🎙️ New Podcast Episode 🎙️

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

Certified Forgotten @certifiedforgot.bsky.social · May 9

This week on the podcast: @donatobomb.bsky.social and @monagle.bsky.social discuss Emilie Blichfeldt's grotesque-but-charming THE UGLY STEPSISTER, now streaming on @shudder.com.

Podcast: 'The Ugly Stepsister' Gets Uncertified

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle sing the praises of 'The Ugly Stepsister,' the 'Cinderella' retelling from writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt.

certifiedforgotten.com

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Rick Kitagawa (he/him/bog witch) @rickkitagawa.bsky.social · May 9

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