Sakeozo
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Hi! I’m Destiny (Sakeozo).

I’m a Deaf artist, cartoonist and animator. I split my time between Pittsburgh, PA and Portland, OR.

I make comics, animations and illustrations that tell stories with pictures first. Most of them star my own characters. Some of them star my geckos.

I’ve freelanced for nearly two decades. When the industry doors weren’t open to me, I built my own. So I know how to plan a project, keep it organized, and keep the art clear.

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A little girl with short blue hair and blue skin is wearing a pink dress and cochlear implants. She eagerly pants for a dog treat that an adult is giving her. The adult instructs her to say "Water," to which the little girl attempts to say but it comes out as "waah-derr". The adult praises her with a "good girl!" response.
Say hi in ASL. Here’s me introducing myself in ASL. It has captions, and the full transcript is right under it. Video and transcript coming soon.

Say hello

Yo, I’m Destiny!

The little video I made to say hi on social media.

Destiny drawn as a gecko, with glasses, a phone and a sketchbook, saying: Yo, I’m Destiny, I’m a gecko-obsessed Deaf gal who draws, makes comics, & animates :3
Yo, I’m Destiny: a moving collage of my work. A 15 second looping collage of my drawings: geckos, comics, characters and me waving hello. It has no sound.

Career timeline

How I got here

  1. YearFirst paid commission
  2. YearFirst animation for a client
  3. YearTa-Da Studios mascot and newsletter comics
  4. 2024Deaf Spotlight’s Community Art Exhibit, Summer Solstice
  5. 2025Hourly Comic Day
  6. 2026Hourly Comic Day, and this new site

The real stars of the show. Meet my geckos.

(And my cat. She insists.)

  • Atom, my female leopard gecko Female leopard gecko

    Atom

    • Attention from me
    • Being hand-fed waxworms
    • Claiming every corner she can find

    Dislikes

    • Vet visits
    • Anyone touching her toes
    • Being misted
  • Scooter, my female leopard gecko Female leopard gecko

    Scooter

    • Perching up high to survey her kingdom
    • Eating absolutely anything offered
    • A good digging session

    Dislikes

    • Hello Kitty (yes, really)
    • Accidentally gulping water
    • Sudden loud noises
  • Lava, my male african fat-tailed gecko Male African fat-tailed gecko

    Lava

    • Using his peanut-shaped hide as his personal restroom
    • Eating one prey item at a time (no rushing)
    • Peaceful solitude

    Dislikes

    • Being picked up
    • Anything involving heights
    • Too many moving prey items at once
  • Dot, my cat Cat

    Dot

    • The massive projector in the living room (to fight the crickets on it)
    • Rides in the rolling chair
    • Her tree stick branch

    Dislikes

    • Anyone pretending to bite her ears
    • New people who aren’t me, my mom or my dad
    • New food

Psst: there is a little gecko hiding at the top of the page on a phone, and in the bottom corner on a computer.

When I’m not drawing

I’m hanging out with my cat and my three silly geckos, sipping matcha, or listening to music (metal or electronic, please) with my one cochlear implant.

I collect cute things, raw crystals and bugs (moths especially!!). I take photos while I frolic around in nature. And yes, I will always eat the store samples, just like my Nana would have. :P

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.

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If you like what you see, follow me for free. If you have a project, I’d love to hear about it.

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You clicked on the gecko, that means you like geckos too. Look at my geckos. :D

Dot is not a gecko.

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