The Heathen Dove
Hello everyone! I’m Destry, but my friends call me Des or Dessy. I’m a freelance digital artist and illustrator who loves to work on commission subjects of all types, but has an especaially soft spot for fantasy. I’ve loved drawing since I was a kid and have been taking on commissions since around 2008. Things of course were slow at first, and I had a lot of improving to do, but I have built my business through the trust of those who commission me.
Here we are 15 years later and business is awesome, I feel like I have finally built a small but faithful following, and for the first time, I'm actually able to look at my art and see how far I've come. Of course we all always want to do better and be better, it gives us something to strive for, but it has taken years for me to see my own art and actually like where I am.
Of course, my life is more than just my art. I am a mother of two, a Heathen (Norse Pagan) witch, a wife, a partner, and a friend to many. I enjoy spending time with my friends playing video games, reading fantasy novels, and writing and world building with my characters, as well as my friend's and partner's characters!
Fantasy has always been a soft spot for me. It's somewhere that I can escape the reality of a life of trauma, and it was definitely a big coping mechanism for me as a young teenager. I struggle with various mental illnesses, some passed down by my family, and others gained through trauma of the years passed, and reading and writing about fantasy worlds helps me to escape that, as I'm sure that it does for many!
I am a very friendly person, and completely open to talking to new people so please don't hesitate to reach out to me! As far as commissions go, if you do decide to commission me, please don't be afraid to ask for changes as I send you wips and work through the steps of completion, I am more than happy to accommodate if I've made a mistake, or even if you just don't like a pose that I'm using for your commission.
I hope that you can look around and enjoy my work. If you need anything let me know! Thanks for coming, and welcome to my page!
Dessy