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Dessie
Jackson

Date Night with Destiny

Interview by Rabbit | Photos by Rabbit

yo yo!! wanna do this interview now lol

Hahah cant right now, im running errands

Im heading out to San Diegoooo for the weekend

But can when I get back!

was thinking bout doin it thru text instead of in-person.

lol, whats a good time we can txt for 30 minutes straight?

Im literally running around till like tomorrow am

ok cool. gonna get at you tomorrow afternoonish

3 days later…

ugh im so horrible with my time. got any time today?

Hahaha no worries

Yeah

what’s a good time for you?

Now is good

sweet!

“I love where I’m from, I appreciate it, but I knew I wasn’t going to stay there.”

wanna go by Dessie Jackson?

Yes sir! Or just dessie, either way

Whaa, no cool nicknames?? DJ?

my friends from college call me d-dawg. Or destiny

lol any story behind those?

My friend Jesse started calling me d-dawg, and that origin I have no idea, but it stuck with a few hahah

Destiny comes out on the weekends.

Oh yea, you were at a wedding this weekend right? was destiny present?

She was present the night prior, thus being a tad hungover for wedding day hah

haha

ok ima spit fire a bunch of random questions. Lmk if it gets weird, not that i’ll stop

Hahahahha okay! Im ready!!!

favorite spice girl?

Sporty

Why her?

when I was little me and my neighbor would play spice girls. She was a little bossy and always pretended to be baby, and she assigned me sporty.

so I tried to align with her when I was younger. Haha I dont know if shes a fan favorite, I feel like shes underrated

What music did you listen to today?

Sza and alina baraz

omg is there a new alina album? im a dinosaur

yesss The color of you

favorite disney movie?

Oh man. Let me think.

Probably pocahontas or the little mermaid

If you HAD to, which of them would you throw over a cliff lol

HAHAHA, what character?

Little mermaid.

there’s no water, she wouldnt survive. Final answer?

I don’t think pocahontas would survive either… either way I think we are looking at a lose lose situation. This is survival of the fittest baby

im just droppin this here

“Be kind and listen! I think that’s the best thing you can do no matter what.”

Dessie Jackson for Rabbit

ok, i should actually ask you questions about art right?

i’m game for it all

how did you get into art? did you start with disney princesses? 👸

Sort of actually — I would draw girls, characters, I would copy Lisa frank, and different how-to-draw manga books.

I’d draw fairies and make comics with the characters

when do you think that evolved into something more serious?

Hmmm, probably just going to art classes in school. I loved copying photos – particularly out of magazines.

Started taking it more seriously, taking more advanced classes in high school, and took some local college courses. I went on to get my BFA in painting at Tyler (Temple)

classes*

You’re from Lancaster PA right?

Yes sir.

how’d you go from a small town to Philly then to LA?

college got me out of lancaster then I stayed post-graduation. I love philly so much.

I moved to New York for about a year, and then I went to LA. Been in LA for 2 years now

I love where im from, I appreciate it, but I knew I wasn’t going to stay there.

What are some things you miss about home?

Home as in lancaster or home as in philly 😂

lol, i guess philly

cuz there’s nothing in lancaster lol

I miss the sense of pride and community.

so true

Sidebar, did you see the Sixers playoff win?

Didn’t watch… I was painting, but I watched the highlights and locker room speech, and of course meek

Its a good day for philly

yup!

back to random q

hahaha. These are fun!

what you eat today?

I ate a breakfast wrap from republic of pie in north hollywood and made a salad for dinner.

Cold brew, water, wine.

Being fake healthy right?

There was ranch on that breakfast wrap + bacon. So yes

bacon?! philly has a permanent ban on swine. your peeps wont like that

I know hahahahha

I dont seek it out… but I also def dont remove it

favorite dinner spot in la?

Maccheroni republic (Dont everybody show up there all at once, they dont take reservations)

lol sounds fancy

Its Italian and byob

byow* ? hah

i love byob. is that a cool date spot? asking for a friend

yes. 100% a date spot

✍️

anyone take you there yet?

Yes hahah

so besides bringing you there, what else are fun date activities

ooo Lala, hmmmm, I like grabbing drinks somewhere. I’m a simple gal. I think good conversation and a drink is all I look for. Being outside = bonus points.

so $10 dates are a big yes lol

Hahahahha I don’t think they need a price tag.

what are some big NOs

I think movies for the first date is a big no.

🤔✍️

I feel like you have a long list

HAHAHHA

how bout 3 NOs

okay – 1. No movie on the first date, its awkward and you just sit next to the person for 2 hours. its like middle school (and not in a good way) 2. Obviously, a date does not guarantee any sort of advancement, so being pushy is nonoono good. 3. Don’t be late.

pretty simple

I think so!

Be kind and listen! I think that’s the best thing you can do no matter what.

ugh, we HATE listening

jk, sorta

hahah

So what are you working on now? Im listening

I’m working on a new painting.

what’s it about 👀? or super secret stuff

Im using personal reference photos that I took when I was around 12-14 years old.

Which is exciting

are they all subject based or random?