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The full art pieces. In a whimsical woodland with a giant rocky cave that looks like a fanged bunny skull mouth open, under the cave, there is a nun-like modestly dressed up anthro bunny girl with red spiky halo, she lifts up the skirt for three horned feral rabbits under her. In the front-left appear to be a giant fish with discordant colors, in the center of fish's eyes, is a skull. The fish is glowing blue.

Destiny Slater (Sakeozo)

Hi, I’m Destiny! I draw, animate and tell stories.

I’m a Deaf artist, cartoonist and animator. I make comics, original characters and whole casts of weirdos for you to get attached to. >w<

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Hi, I’m Destiny!

Deaf artist, gecko mom, matcha drinker

I live between Pittsburgh, PA and Portland, OR. I’m usually hanging out with my cat Dot and my three silly geckos, or hunting down good food.

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  • Atom, my female leopard geckoAtom
  • Scooter, my female leopard geckoScooter
  • Lava, my male african fat-tailed geckoLava
  • Dot, my catDot

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Every story here has a cast I keep coming back to. Pick one and meet them.

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A screenshot of a Zoom video call interface showing three different screens with various characters in vibrant, high-contrast colors. On the top-left screen labeled "Taiya Vasiliev," Taiya is in the foreground laughing with a hand over his mouth. Behind him, his younger brother Sahime has just thrown a pie that is flying through the air. On the top-right screen labeled "Kuro Hebito," Kuro's father is in the extreme foreground with a "boomer" camera angle, while Kuro sits behind him looking concerned as his demonic hair-snake drools on a piece of food held on a fork. The bottom center screen labeled "Hope Fox! ^_^" shows Hope Fox smiling in the foreground, with Irena waving behind her, and Yamin cooking at a stove in the background of a yellow and blue kitchen.How Lovely!~Kuro Hebito, Hope Fox, TaiyaRavi the dog and Bibi the Cat boop each other with back leg paw, like a fistbump. With text, "Paw Bonded" including decorative pawprint and hearts. In center, there's Sakeozo artist watermark logo.Bibi the CatBibi, RaviThe Night Facets cast together in a purple night scene.Night FacetsAmel, Moon QueenGrid of seven bust portraits of the Race Against Tempium cast in a neon synthwave style, each with a glowing pink, purple and blue background of grids, sunsets and checkered flags.Race Against TempiumRenila, Mondio, GalenSo, a lot of you wanted to know the story behind how I first discovered and fell in love with matcha. Here we go. Picture: Destiny looking at her phone, which she sees a lot of votes on Instagram story from people wanting to know how she came to discover she love matcha.See You Later, Slater!Destiny (autobiographical)A cover for the "Find your way" album by Rylontheleopard The cover depicts an aerial view of a night scene. In the background there is a mountain overlooking a lake, the mountain partially obscures the full moon behind it. The lake is surrounded by a dense forest. The area is foggy and there are sparse clouds all around the sky and mountain. The words Rylon the Leopard appear on the surface of the lake as If they were reflected In the upper left corner there is an anthropomorphic leopard with long hair and black circular glasses hanging upside down, he is wearing a blue jacket and white t-shirt. Next to him are the words "Find your way"Rylon the LeopardRylon

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What people say about working with me

“SO grateful to have found Destiny. She truly brought our vision to life, and then MORE because of her incredible attention to detail.”

Cindy OswaldOwner of Homeschool Languages

“I’m always impressed with Destiny Slater, Deaf Artist like me. She delivers high quality work, and I absolutely love her creativity.”

Brittany CastleOwner of 58 Creativity

“She is thoughtful, thorough, and talented!”

Nikolya SeredaCostume designer and Deaf theatre artist

“Destiny was an absolute joy to work with! … with ease, Destiny created exactly what we asked for (a seal doing the ASL sign for SEAL)!”

Roberta GolezCommission client

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  • A daytime park scene with a lake, mountain, and trees. The main subject is two couples sitting on a picnic blanket under a tree, a long-haired, round-sunglassed male leopard being kissed by a female black-footed cat with long brown hair and a blonde bang. There is an open picnic basket that contains napkins, sandwiches, and two canned sodas. Next to the leopard, there is a grape. In the bottom left and right corners, there is a front perspective frame, and they are wild strawberry plants.Instagram
  • A cute black kitty pops in, tilts head curiously, then disappear. The animation loops in repeat.TikTok
  • Panel 1: 12 AM (12am) I just updated a nicer picture of myself online! Destiny, a woman character with blonde and brown hair, wearing cat-ear headphones, and glasses, sits at a computer desk. She is giving a thumbs up. On the monitor is a real-life photo of Destiny herself. The desk is cluttered with a water bottle, toothpick, keyboard, mouse, ear swab, and a drawing tablet monitor. At the center of bottom under panel, there's an artist's watermark logo by Sakeozo. Icon featuring ILY pet.YouTube
  • Kuro Hebito is captured mid-air in a dynamic, crouching pose, leaping over a jagged rock formation. His vibrant blue hair flows behind him, with one thick strand transformed into a dark demonic snake with glowing red eyes. He wears an eyepatch over his left eye and is dressed in his signature dark blue and tan high-collared outfit. The background is a bright, solid yellow with diagonal motion lines, emphasizing the speed of his jump. There is an artist's watermark logo by Sakeozo at the bottom-right corner.Threads
  • Three-panel comic "Cat Socks": a horned character gives an orange dragon a gift, and the dragon gasps "OH WOW! I WANTED THESE SOCKS!! THANK YOU!!" at grinning orange cat-shaped boots labeled "Leather soles."Instagram
  • Blue-haired eyepatched boy with a chunk of longer hair moving around like a cat tail.TikTok
  • Five-panel comic strip titled "SUNGLASSES SECRET, CREATED BY DESTINY SLATER" with TDS branding, showing a lion character in sunglasses and a cap with a small rat by a campfire, in bright pink and yellow colors.YouTube
  • A spinning animation of a yellow leopard gecko walking.Threads

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