Sakiyama is a 28-year old illustrator and manga artist based in Tokyo. On her Pixiv page, she explains that she produces art to release stress. On her Twitter account, she talks about her activities as "spewing out" creations. Consuming or being consumed by demons, whether figurative or real, seem to play an important role in her work. At times dark and ominous and at other times animated by a quirky sense of humor, her creations can be both visually arresting and amusing.

Sakiyama graciously allowed us to repost some of her illustrations for this article, so we can let her art do the talking:

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Title: I love everyone / みんなだいすき

Title: I hate summer / 夏が嫌い

Title: Wear / 被る

Title: I only have myself to blame / 自業自得 (Text written on banners: "liar" "killer" "devil")

Title: true feelings vs. public stance/ 本音と建て前

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If you'd like to see more of Sakiyama's art, you can follow her Twitter account here. You can also view her art and read her manga on her Pixiv account here.