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Ryan “TK” Cicak
@ryantk.bsky.social
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California-based Artist, Writer, and Performer.
Cats, Comics, Coffee, Cthulhu.
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Ryan “TK” Cicak @ryantk.bsky.social · Dec 13
Taking a big swing this January on the new apps; the big return of my Monster Mash January Challenge! Please join me in making some art based on 31 of the fiercest femmes in cinema history! I’m a chiller on the challenges; all media welcome (no AI!). I’ll make some low-impact lists, too.
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ndasfw.bsky.social
Spread this like wildfire now. General strikes work.
thehousered.bsky.social C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 2d
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
ryantk.bsky.social
Where do we sign?
briantylercohen.bsky.social Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.

They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Part 01 in my weekly poster series for 2026 #art #illustration
Illustration of a snake weaving through pale pink roses surrounded by title text that reads "progress isn't always linear"
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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#PortfolioDay!!
I’m Ryan, a traditional artist learning to love digital. I love folklore and pop culture, and love examining each through the lens of the other.

#RyanCicak #Artsky #MonsterPinup #FrankensteinGDT #TuraSatana
A drawing of Elizabeth Harlander from GDT’s Frankenstein as a more monstrous Bride. She is backlit by lightning, in her wedding dress soaked through with blood. She has blue skin and milky eyes, with white streaks in her long red hair. A digital drawing of Tura Satana as Varla in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! A woman with severe black bangs, wearing black gloves and a leather catsuit, partially unzipped. A thick demon woman looking over her shoulder at the viewer. She has ragged wings, red skin, horns, a spade tail and yellow eyes. She is framed by a heart. A drawing of a mermaid where the lower half of her body is a crocodile. She is framed by a square with negative-space bubbles.
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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celestepewter.bsky.social
Hey, fellow Southern Californians -

Please amplify this wide and far.
jeremycshipp.bsky.social Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 6d
A neighbor was taken to a care facility, and her little tortoiseshell kitty was left behind. I can't take her in but I've been feeding her and giving her water every day. No one in the neighbor's family can take her in. Is there anyone in the Inland Empire area that could foster or adopt her?
Here's a photo of a lovely tortoiseshell kitty with my hand resting on her back.
January 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Day Twelve: Annie Wilkes. RIP Annie, you would have loved the Snyder Cut.

#MonsterMashJanuary #MMJLK #Misery #AnnieWilkes #StephenKing @stephenking.bsky.social #KathyBates #TraditionalArt #Artsky #HorrorSky
A traditional illustration of Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes from the movie Misery. She is looking over her shoulder with disdain. She is framed by the pig doorstop that ends her life in the movie.
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Day Eleven: Lady Sylvia Marsh from Lair of the White Worm.
This movie rules so hard, and the Lady Marsh is an all-time great!

#TeaditionalArt #Ink #LadySylviaMarsh #SylviaMarsh #LairOfTheWhiteWorm #Vampire #Horror #MonsterMashJanuary #MMJLK #Artsku #Horrorsky
A traditional illustration of Lady Sylvia Marsh from Lair of the White Worm. A woman with scales for hair and two long snake fangs hisses fearsomely. She is framed by a historical drawing of a serpent.
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
ryantk.bsky.social
I finally finished a portrait of my sweet Harvi Dent, who passed last year. I miss her so much.
A digital painting of a tortoiseshell cat, whose right half of her face is mostly black, and whose left side is mostly orange. She is beautiful.
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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tyrcasey.bsky.social
This is so real, they tried it this morning in Bloomington. They stopped a man, people started honking horns, they split up to fuck with everyone else, which brought more attention and more noise, people got out of their cars and started filming, they left. They're cowards.
fiveburger.bsky.social functional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 8d
obviously not in the sense that it’s stopping everything, but they are being stalled so much by trying to find places where they aren’t watched, wasting so much manpower and resources on crowd control and even arresting observers they know will just get released. i am so proud of everyone
January 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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For This, For Everything, Forever.
White lettering that says “FUCK ICE.” It is surrounded by two branching, thorny designs. The background is deep blue and looks like melting ice.
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Day Nine: Gozer. We’re back with the first new piece in the series! Gozer is one of those instantly recognizable designs I learned a lot about while trying to draw.

#MonsterMashJanuary #MMJLK #Gozer #Ghostbusters #Horror #HorrorComedy #BustinMakesMeFeelGood
An illustration of Gozer from the first Ghostbusters movie. She is turning her head and screaming, framed by a triangle.
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Day Eight: Medusa. Specifically the Ray Harryhaisen Medusa from 1981’s Clash of the Titans.
#MonsterMashJanuary25 #MMJLK #Medusa #RayHarryhausen #ClashIfTheTitans1981 #StopMotion #Mythology #Gorgon #Monster #MythocalMonster #BlackAndWhite #Ink #TraditionalArt #Artsky #Horrorsky
A black and white illustration of Ray Harryhaisen’s Medusa from the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans. She is reaching behind her , into her quiver and snarling. She is covered in scales, and has snakes for hair.
January 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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FINANCE GURU FUGU
Screen shot of line and halftone drawing
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social
@mhdksafa for the record: cops aren't supposed to kill guilty people either (from 2023)
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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ryantk.bsky.social
Day Seven: Carrie White. I was excited for this one because Sissy Spacek’s face during the finale is *unreal.*
#MonsterMashJanuary #MMJLK
#Carrie #CarrieWhite #SissySpacek #BlackAndWhite #Horror #HorrorMovies #StephenKing #Inj #TraditionalArt #Horrorsky #Artsky
A black and white illustration of Sissy Spaces as Carrie White from the 1976 movie Carrie. She is wild-eyed and covered in blood, her long dark hair ending in pouring liquid. She is framed by flames.
January 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Day Six; Sugar Hill. I’ve been meaning to draw her for a long time; I have another piece I haven’t posted yet, but it feels like it’s a slightly different style.
#MonsterMashJanuary25 #MMJLK
#LadyKillers #SugarHill #SugarHill9174 #horror #Blaxploitation #MarkiBey #BlackAndWhite #Ink #TraditionalArt
A black and white illustration of Marki Bey from 1974’s Sugar Hill. A black woman stares menacingly at the viewer, wearing a jumpsuit with an open collar and deep cleavage. She has a tall Afro, and is framed in a skull.
January 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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I Carry A Torch For You*
An illustration of a frog holding a flaming torch I CARRY A TORCH FOR YOU* * and a pitchfork and I'm with the rest of the villagers heading towards your castle to finally end your reign of terror JauntyArt 26
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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QRP with your badass women!
An illustration of the Statue of Liberty striding towards the camera with determination. She carries a burning torch which lights her. Text reads “The Fight Keeps Going, We Protect Each Other.”
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Day Five: Pannochka. 1967’s folk horror classic VIY is a pretty slow burn… until it dives fully off the rails at the end. At the heart of it all is Pannochka.
#MonsterMashJanuary25 #MMJLK #Pannochka #NatalyaVarley #VIY #VIY1967 #FolkHorror #BlackAndWhite #TraditionalArt #Ink #Horrorsky #Artsky
A black and white illustration of Natalya Barley as the witch Pannochka from the 1967 film VIY. She has long dark hair and a ring of daisies around her head, and is glaring tauntingly at her victim, her hands outstretched.
January 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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wunderkammertales.bsky.social
“In the woods where snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.”

(Catherine Mansfield)

🎨 Eyvind Earle

#wintersky
A decorative, graphic winter scene in deep blue and muted gold tones. A huge tree dominates the image, its trunk and sweeping branches rendered in bold black silhouettes that curl and twist like calligraphy. Fine, delicate twigs fill the canopy with dense, lace-like patterns, dotted with tiny golden, star-shaped needles. Beneath the tree, stylised snowbanks rise in flowing curves, casting long blue shadows across a smooth, pale ground. The overall mood is serene and magical, blending nature and ornament in Eyvind Earle’s distinctive mid-century fairy-tale style.
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Day Four; Asa Vajda. Barbara Steele’s performance in Mario Bava’s Black Sunday is absolutely iconic for a reason! #MonsterMashJanuary25 #MMJLK #AsaVajda #BarbaraSteele #BlackSunday #BlackAndWhite #LadyKillers #Horror #MarioBava #BlackSunday1960 #HorrorMovies #Ink #TraditionalArt #Artsky
A black and white portrait illustration of Barbara Steel from Mario Bava’s 1960 film Black Sunday. She is framed by the outline of a tidied mask. Her dark hair is wild and curly, and on the left half of her face she is wild eyed and sporting puncture wounds, while the right half of her face is fresh-faced and innocent, representing Steele’s dual roles in the movie.
January 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM