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Awkward Affections | Kaz Palladino
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Artist/Illustrator and owner of Awkward Affections. Dark humor, fantasy, books, LOTR and oddly ranty about pizza. (she/her)
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Awkward Affections | Kaz Palladino @awkwardaffections.bsky.social · Dec 27
Art v Artist for 2024!
Illustrating fantasy, portraits, maps, books and humor I guess for the last 10 years.
Portfolio: www.awkwardaffections.com/portfolio
Shop: www.awkwardaffections.com/shop-1
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When you can breathe deep because you're finallay free from it all.

Be gentle with yourself, and I hope you see your own worth.

#art #illustration #redflags #lessonslearned #healing
A colorful illustration of bunbabe Lycelle sitting in a relaxed pose, her legs crossed and her hands on her feet. Her head tilts back and she slouches into a deep exhale. She's wearing comfy lounge clothes, and mismatched socks. Colors radiate from her and flowers surround her, almost like a protective barrier from the words written on the right side of the image. "When you can breathe deep because you're finallay free from their: Disrespect Verbal Abuse Emotional Neglect Hostility Manipulation Ego Lack of Accountability DIshonesty Control Bare Minimum Darvo Chaos."
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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No good deed
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#wickedforgood #wickedwednesday #elphaba #illustration #digitalpainting #nogooddeed #wickedmovie #pdxartist #awkwardaffections
Digital painting of elphaba hovering with fire and flying monkeys Digital painting of elphaba hovering with fire and flying monkeys
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Entering Witchmas 🧙🏻‍♀️☃️

#yule #holidaycards #witchychristmas #illustration #snowmanart #christmascards #pdxartist #shoplocalpdx #witchart #awkwardaffections
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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awkwardaffections Who else is so ready? 💚🩷

With everything happening over the past year, the rewatch hits a little harder. lets gooo
#wickedforgood #wickedwednesday #elphaba #illustration #digitalpainting #artistsonininstagram #wickedmovie #defyinggravity #pdxartist #awkwardaffections
Painting of Defying gravity scene from wicked
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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New holiday cards incoming! Couldn’t resist some cheeky PDX love for the season. Someone save us from all these crunchy leaves.

#pdxart #shoplocalpdx #holidaycards #portlandhellscape #pdxartist #illustration #awkwardaffections
Illustration of the holiday Portland Oregon sign with a heart background reading “seasons greetings from our hellscape!” Greeting card with an illustration of the holiday Portland Oregon sign with a heart background reading “seasons greetings from our hellscape!”
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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A little bit of #dracula for my wanderlust series.
I have been very bad about posting, but trying to get back on my bs now

#illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #spookyart
Digital landscape painting of a carriage riding to Dracula’s castle in the distance with draculas brides in the foreground.
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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If you love your library, listen up…
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Getting ready for Emerald City with some new stuff (and metallic tweaks)!
#eccc #artistalley #illustrations #eccc2025 #fourthwingfanart
Four wrapped prints of illustrations. Two with metallic embellishments.
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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No kings in America

#nokings #notmypresidentsday #protestart #resist
Blue crown fractured dripping red and white lines beneath like the American flag with “no kings” written across the crown bottom
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Haven’t had coffee yet but I’m being so brave about it 🥺
February 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Take me here plz
#theshire #booksky #lotr #artsky
Landscape Illustration of the shire at night with fireworks in the distance
January 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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It’d be cool if history would stop plagiarizing itself.
January 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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I don’t have a stance on physical vs digital books, but I will say, falling asleep and dropping an e-reader on your face is vastly different than a 500 page hardcover.
January 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Off to dissociate from reality, help me #onyxstorm you’re my only hope.
January 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Donald Trump will be indoors for the inauguration with his billionaire pals. His core supporters will be left outside in the cold.

Think about that.
January 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Cartoon image of Trump dragging a bunch of money wrapped in the American flag.
January 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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New flash. No real rhyme or reason for it, it was just fun to make! #tattooflash #oakland #sanfrancisco
A image of a tattoo flash design: A confused crow peaks out of a freshly baked pie
January 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I started reading The Lord of the Rings again recently. It's such a good story, and I've been needing something comforting to dive into.
Meet the hamster fellowship! I drew them last year, and it's honestly one of my favorite things I've made.

#lordoftherings #lotr #hamster #kciemonk #kciemonkart
January 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Instagram you’re still Temu TikTok.
January 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Illustrated cup of coffee with neon green outline words “damn fine”
January 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Lil guy
#doodle #eattherich #kirby
An illustrated image of Kirby with a yellow background next to the words “eat the rich”
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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✨ Effervesce ✨

#painting #acrylicpainting #intuitivepainting #intuitiveart
A colorful, effervescent, almost abstract painting of petals, pixels, hearts, and stars, like confetti floating in the aether!
December 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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The beacons are lit! Saving the annual extended #LOTR viewing for next week to cope with, idk, 2025 being a thing.
A layered scene of jagged, hazy mountains with fires lit on different peaks descending into the distance.
December 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM
awkwardaffections.bsky.social
Art v Artist for 2024!
Illustrating fantasy, portraits, maps, books and humor I guess for the last 10 years.
Portfolio: www.awkwardaffections.com/portfolio
Shop: www.awkwardaffections.com/shop-1
December 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM