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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.

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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...
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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August 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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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...
July 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Human artists!

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
June 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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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
June 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Day 32 - same $hit different day

#politics #resist #garbageputgarbagebackin #dumptrump
June 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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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
May 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Monstrous Catch stream starting momentarily, #tezos #art fam!

twitch.tv/skeethulhu
May 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Day 16- They're trying to slash Medicaid, effectively removing care from 8.6 million Americans.

#resist #garbageoutgarbagebackin #dumptrump #savemedicaid
May 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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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
May 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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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
May 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Made this on Twitch tonight.

Any suggestions for what this little slime ghost's name should be?

#art #digitalpainting #digitalart #tezos
A digital illustration of a flying ghost made out of greenish slime. The ghost has a mouthful of yellowish teeth, and six eyes with pink irises. It has two tentacles also made of slime for arms.
April 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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This Dollypaca custom will be part of a Rinicake custom show at Kouhigh Toys (the Melrose location). The show opens this Saturday from 4-7pm.

I'll be swinging by the later part of the opening- hope to see you then!

#sofubi #art #softvinyltoy #custom #kouhightoys #rinicake #dollypaca
A photo of a custom soft vinyl toy. The toy is an alpaca with a strawberry for a hat that has bee painted to look rotten. It has two demonic arms, black fur, and red and yellow eyes. It also has an eyeball with tentacles for a brooch. Text across the top of the frame reads "Black Sheep Alpaca Cultist: A demonic perversion of Dollypaca"
April 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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New year, new signature, new drop on Objkt. It's been a while, but just a few days over my 4 yr #tezos anniversary.

"Queen Cthulhina"
3/7
3.69 $xtz

objkt.com/tokens/KT1V3...

#darkart #digitalpainting
April 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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If anyone needs a #skateboard with a #witch painted on it, you can pick one up on @111minnagallery.bsky.social 's website. Thanks!

#art #painting

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April 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Finished this "Queen Cthulhina" painting last night on stream. I'm especially into the slimy tentacles.

#art #painting
An illustration of a yellow-skinned octopus woman with slimy tentacles instead of a mouth. She has red eyes, and pink hair that's longer than her shoulders. she is wearing a dark grey jacket and a jagged crown made from greenish crystal.
April 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Some #WIP shots of a skate deck I'm painting. Just blocking in and starting the shape refinement stage, but excited where it's going.

Don't judge putting plastic down on my dining room table, these things don't fit on my easel.
#acrylic #painting #art
April 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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WonderCon Day 3.. let's gooooo!!!
#artist #wondercon
March 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Big ups to @dodecadonuts.bsky.social for the new booth signage. Now a permanent fixture for all vending events.
A photo of the OP standing at an artist Alley booth behind a sticker that reads "No Nazis At The Table"
March 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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"Deadite V1"
A 1/1 #nightmarechan for #wondercon
Table A14

#softvinyltoy #sofubu #art
A photo of a toothy monster toy painted to look like a possessed corpse. The toy has a large eye in the middle of its chest and glowing red eyes.
March 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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For anyone going to #wondercon this year, this is where I'll be.

A14 in the 2200 row of Hall C.
A map of the 2200 aisle meeting the artist Alley with a title that reads "WonderCon 2025 - Table A14 in Hall C" and a photo of a logo and some vinyl toys.
March 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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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"
March 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Looks like we did it!! Huge thanks to everyone who chipped in to make this happen!!!

Cult Crafter is coming to life - now is a great time to join in to get some stretch goals unlocked!

#crowdfunding #tabletopgames #darkart
An illustration of a brown trenchcoat wearing demon with multiple arms of various animals, including a scorpion tail, a crab claw, a tentacle, a hood, and an eyeball on a fleshy stalk. The demon is wearing a yellow mask and around its neck is a cardboard sign that reads "Cult Crafter is coming." The background is a bright aqua color.
March 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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All the demonic aspects in one place.

#cultcrafter #art
March 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Nightmare-Sama is the evolved version of Nightmare-Chan.

While the Chan is small and tamable (assuming you can manage your fear), the sheer terror Nightmare-Sama allows him to find you - and then he'll devour your scared soul.
#art #cultcraftergame
March 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM