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TORO
@destinytoro.com
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Illustration ➕ Animation ➕ Patterns

Inspired by the flora, fauna, and indigenous arts of
📍Borikén/Puerto Rico

Pet & Facade Commissions: open

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TORO @destinytoro.com · May 28
🧵 Buiti/buenas! I’m a disabled artist in Borikén/Puerto Rico. All of the flora and fauna in my work are based on species here in PR and the Caribbean. I study and incorporate Taino designs 🌀

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#ArtSky #illustration #NatureArt #IndigenousArt #DisabledArtist #BlueskyPR #NoAI
Destiny is looking at the camera wearing a black KN95, glasses and jewelry with her hair pulled back sitting in a car. TORO logo (illustrated black bull with gold septum and TORO between the horns) surrounded by teal, green, and blue watercolor illustration.
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1/ I worked at a coffee shop in high school & my coworker needed a ride home after our shift. He lived wayyyy out in the country. I thought I could remember the few turns it took once we got out there, but on the way back it was dark & I got SO lost.

There were very few buildings & I finally found
jcsalterego.bsky.social Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 9h
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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➕➕ #MountainMonday ➕➕

#art #illustration #PuertoRico
Illustration of a blue, orange, green, and pink mountain landscape on a photo of trees, destinytoro.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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If you’ve never read it, you absolutely should. Not a thing happening since 2020 has been a shock to me (Grief inducing? yes. Angering? yes. Shocking? No.), in part because of this book.

Also, in part because of Imani 🖤 please do yourself a favor & follow Imani on all platforms.
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If you don’t get it yet.
Cover of Capitalism and Disability by Marta Russell
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Post your bird art! 🐦‍⬛

#BirdArt #art #illustration #ArtShop

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Graphic of a framed illustration of a Blue Heron with a green frog and a blue fish in a celestial scene on a solid gold background with text: Fall 2025 shop update, framed prints out now, destinytoro.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I donate a portion of proceeds from my Tea Party for M.E. series to OMF, and this month donations will be *tripled*!

If you've had your eye on the print or greeting cards, this month is a great time to grab them 🫖🖤

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#art #illustration #MECFS #LongCovid
A dark wood framed illustrated print of 4 colorful floral teacups on saucers and a teapot in the center. The handwritten title “Tea Party for M.E.” is in the top center, and the TORO signature is on the bottom. There are 4 white dots in a diamond shape around the elements. On a blurry background. 5 black greeting cards splayed diagonally- four cards each have a colorful teacup on a saucer and one has a teapot with colorful floral designs. On a blurry background with handwritten text "Tea Party for M.E."
November 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Become a Monthly Supporter on my Ko-fi by the end of this month to get November & December's postcards!

All of the flora and fauna in my work are based on species here in 🇵🇷 and the Caribbean. I study and incorporate Taino designs 🌀

http://destinytoro.com/ko-fi

#ArtShop #art #illustration #NoAI
Graphic of colorful illustrated skull stickers with a black checkmark obscuring them, a butterfly postcard, and an abstract landscape postcard, surrounded by line and dot designs. Text reads, "October, November, December, for Monthly Supporters, destinytoro.com/ko-fi". On a blurry photo of a Puerto Rican landscape.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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This morning’s #10minuteMerlin 🖤

I’m working on IDing a new-to-me call that Merlin hasn’t been able to ID, it was very active this morning. A long high pitched whistle. I haven’t seen the bird yet, so I hope that happens soon!
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger Scaly-breasted Munia • Lonchura punctulata Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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My cats & I are a really good team when it comes to bugs. They usually alert me to them without harming them & if I need help wrangling a bug to yeet it out of the house, they help.

Except millipedes freak them out! They’ll be like, hey uh here’s one! And then they run away so quick! It’s so funny.
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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An extra #Stunday post!

@everyheron.bsky.social I was looking through some photos and found these that I took on the Pedernales River in Texas in 2015 and thought of you 🖤 I forgot I took these! Glad I found them.
Photo of a Great Blue Heron with one wing opened down, on limestone rocks by a river Photo of a Great Blue Heron standing tall, on limestone rocks by a river Photo of a Great Blue Heron standing tall, on limestone rocks by a river
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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We’re snailposting, post your snails! 🐌 🐌 🐌

(Full piece in the comments 👇)
A cropped illustration of a gold snail on a leaf behind someone's head
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Ko-fi Supporters:
I recently wrote a blog post about Stundays and how they’ve been helping me process grief. You can read it here- ko-fi.com/post/Stunday...

All supporters- one time and monthly- get access to things like blogs, wallpapers, & videos. Every bit of support helps so much🖤
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➕➕ #Stunday Sunday ➕➕

📍Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, 2014
A sunset photo on a lake. A large blue-purple cloud resembles a shark eating the sun.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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➕➕ #Stunday Sunday ➕➕

📍Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, 2014
A sunset photo on a lake. A large blue-purple cloud resembles a shark eating the sun.
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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This is the last week to order a pet or facade commission to receive it in time for the holidays 📣

Request one for yourself or as a lovely gift at https://destinytoro.com/ko-fi

#illustration #art #artshop #commission
An illustration of an aluminum business on a corner with various plants and trees, in a black frame sitting on a table.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I hate this, but it's necessary. I owe $2800 on rent, most of it in late fees. Landlord is difficult to speak with, and I'm not sure he's willing to budge on late fees right now. But I need help. I can't lose this place and wind up in a tent again. Resources are slim.

Thanks.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Post you from a different era
Photo of Destiny, a young light skinned Puerto Rican woman, with her hair pulled back. She's looking at the camera, pursing her lips trying not to smile. Her arms are folded in front of her. She's wearing a mauve skirt and a floral blue, mauve, and ivory silk tank top. The background is dark, as it is night time and she is illuminated by the flash of the camera.
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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A repost for #FishyFriday 🖤🐠
destinytoro.com TORO @destinytoro.com · Aug 1
Pez Angel Frances or French Angelfish for #FishyFriday!
Illustration of a blue and yellow adult and black, blue, and yellow juvenile French Angelfish on a muted red orange background with muted yellow geometric spiral designs.
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I'm a disabled artist in Puerto Rico, and this is the last week to order a pet commission with a print or canvas to receive it in time for the holidays 🖤

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illustration of a pink cat sitting upright on its back legs with yellow flowers coming from behind her on a green and yellow background Illustration of a purple tabby cat loafing on top of green ivy vines with rainbow light reflected in an arch around her. Purple and pink line and dot border. illustration of a white cat with heterochromic eyes, laying on it's side on a green surface. Bordered in yellow with pink and purple flowers.
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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For the journalers, doodlers, sketchers, trackers, note takers 🗒️ I have several hand-bound notebook/pencil case sets- with custom paper options- in my shop!

Shipping to US/PR & Canada is included 📬

https://www.destinytoro.com/shop/stationery/notebook-sets

#ArtShop #art #illustration
Photo of an open, dotted paper notebook with sketches on top of a closed notebook with a repeating yellow, salmon, fuchsia, and turquoise triangle pattern. On top of the notebook, a peach canvas pencil case with a repeating salmon diamond pattern with gold dots holds various writing and sketching tools. A muted green notebook with a repeating yellow, pink, and orange pattern of a plant in a ceramic vessel decorated with Taino inspired designs with text "10 inches (height), 7.25 inches (width)" on a blurry background A notebook with a repeating blue, yellow, and red banana pattern with text "8.25 inches (height), 5 inches (width)" on a blurry background A green pencil case with a repeating blue, yellow, and pink corita (agave) pattern with text "4 inches (height), 9 inches (width)" on a blurry background
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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My favorite thing about Thursdays! 🐈🐈‍⬛
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THURSDAY ART SHOW! If you are a working artist (i.e. you depend on income from your art) just respond to this post with your non-pornographic, non-violent, non-Al generated ✨CAT-RELATED✨ art/crafts and I will repost! From now until 10:30 pm EST. Include any relevant links like your website or etsy!
Photo of my fluffy white cat Francie meowing at the camera with her little pink, toothless mouth open looking like the cutest lil gremlin. The words art show are written in sloppy digital crayon above and below her face.
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Épija Ana, a character based on my abuelita. Framed print from my previous OPIA Collection- about our ancestors living their afterlives in parallel to ours- available through Nov 30 🖤

www.destinytoro.com/shop/p/epija...

#ArtShop #art #illustration #NoAI #whistpr #BlueskyPR
Framed print of a purple being pouring water over mountains from a ceramic Taino vessel. The water turns into a river and then a waterfall that someone in bathing in.
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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☕️ Puerto Rican landscape mugs from my Borikén Series ☕️

These illustrations are also featured in my Borikén any year wall calendar 🗓️

Shipping to US/PR & Canada is included in the price of all the items in my shop 📬

https://destinytoro.com/shop

#ArtShop #art #illustration #BlueskyPR
Orange, blue, and green abstract Puerto Rican landscape illustration on a white ceramic mug, blurry background. Blue, green, and peach abstract Puerto Rican landscape illustration on a white ceramic mug, blurry background. Gold, red, pink, and black abstract Puerto Rican landscape illustration on a white ceramic mug, blurry background. Pink, blue, and gold abstract Puerto Rican landscape illustration on a white ceramic mug, blurry background.
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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If you are- or know- a musician, poet, creator that needs a short #NoAI animation for their next project, my portfolio video shows various examples for various budgets. 

You can see the full version here:
https://destinytoro.com/animation

Contact me on my website to collab 🖤
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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This is the last week to order a pet or facade commission to receive it in time for the holidays 📣

Request one for yourself or as a lovely gift at https://destinytoro.com/ko-fi

#illustration #art #artshop #commission
An illustration of an aluminum business on a corner with various plants and trees, in a black frame sitting on a table.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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So fucking proud of you NYC 🖤
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Our town’s flag was getting a bit worn, and I just noticed it got replaced. Just a little thing that made me really happy today 🖤
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM