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Toronto based Illustrator & Surface Pattern Designer. Mythology, folklore, occult history & lover of all things spooky

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hi #PortfolioDay

I’m Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer

Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism

Open for work in publishing, book covers, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co
Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival. Victorian Ward - Black and white illustration of a Victorian wall with a scarab ward framed. The border of the whole piece is a torn paper. Inside is Victorian black and white striped wallpaper with damask type filigree in the black and smaller stripes and speckles in the white with small vertical black stripes on either side. In the damask pattern are slightly abstract symbols of infinity, an hourglass and other resurrection symbols. In the middle is an ornate rectangular frame framing a large scarab beetle with its wings out. On its wings are celestial symbols like Jupiter, stars and the moon. Around the scarab are peony flowers and branches of a tree branching towards the top left with a vine white line swooping in an out and around the frame in the same direction. The scarabs body is engraved like metal with filigree. Behind the scarab in the frame is grain shading grey over black. Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes. Swatch pattern card on top of matching pattern background. Swatch card is a large white rectangle with a square swatch of the NESS magazine brand pattern I designed in the 2025 summer issue colour-way. Swatch card has font at the bottom corner that read “BABE&OAK endpage repeat pattern summer 2025 client: NESS magazine” and the stamp for Babe&Oak in the bottom right corner.
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babeandoak.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay

I’m Élle • Freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer

Specializing in detail heavy B&W work & passionate about occult history, horror & symbolism

Open for work in publishing, book covers, TTRPGs, private & commercial commissions

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co
Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival. Victorian Ward - Black and white illustration of a Victorian wall with a scarab ward framed. The border of the whole piece is a torn paper. Inside is Victorian black and white striped wallpaper with damask type filigree in the black and smaller stripes and speckles in the white with small vertical black stripes on either side. In the damask pattern are slightly abstract symbols of infinity, an hourglass and other resurrection symbols. In the middle is an ornate rectangular frame framing a large scarab beetle with its wings out. On its wings are celestial symbols like Jupiter, stars and the moon. Around the scarab are peony flowers and branches of a tree branching towards the top left with a vine white line swooping in an out and around the frame in the same direction. The scarabs body is engraved like metal with filigree. Behind the scarab in the frame is grain shading grey over black. Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes. Swatch pattern card on top of matching pattern background. Swatch card is a large white rectangle with a square swatch of the NESS magazine brand pattern I designed in the 2025 summer issue colour-way. Swatch card has font at the bottom corner that read “BABE&OAK endpage repeat pattern summer 2025 client: NESS magazine” and the stamp for Babe&Oak in the bottom right corner.
October 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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🖤👻🖤
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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💛🙂
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Ah thank you! I love doing negative white space with silhouettes
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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babeandoak.bsky.social
Ahh congrats Glendon! ✨🎉

Thanks for hosting

I’m Élle - illustrator and surface pattern designer based in Canada.

My work is based on mythology, occult history and horror folklore.

Commissions Open
Prints : ko-fi.com/babeandoak/s...

#artshare
Witch House - Black and white ink illustration on textured paper of a witch’s house surrounded by swirling magical orbits. A Victorian revival house with a large central spire and wrap around porch is in front of a black ink cloud. The base of the house has a small fence near it and small shrubs. The porch wraps around the entire house and the railing has delicate filigree all throughout. Behind is a black door with small stained glass windows. The second story is a large overhang roof with part of the large central spire and a square back for the rear of the house. The third story tower as a wrap around balcony at the top with a railing with filigree details and rounded archways. Around it are celestial orbits. Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival. Corvus & Crater - Black and white depicting the myth of Corvus and Crater. The entire background is black with grain shading and a star map showing the constellations Corvus and Crater in the southern sky. In the top left is an outline of a sun representing Apollo with a glowing black water serpent winding in and around it. In the middle sweeping down from the top right is a large crow in profile. In the middle in a double handle crater with Apollo’s laurel leaf on it. In the bottom right is a black lyre and in the bottom left is a large fig tree with one fig cut in half. Behind in the bottom half are swirling white lines representing water. Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Magical and wonderful
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Stunning ✨
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
I hadn’t seen the bottom right before. The fabric folds are amazing
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Ahh congrats Glendon! ✨🎉

Thanks for hosting

I’m Élle - illustrator and surface pattern designer based in Canada.

My work is based on mythology, occult history and horror folklore.

Commissions Open
Prints : ko-fi.com/babeandoak/s...

#artshare
Witch House - Black and white ink illustration on textured paper of a witch’s house surrounded by swirling magical orbits. A Victorian revival house with a large central spire and wrap around porch is in front of a black ink cloud. The base of the house has a small fence near it and small shrubs. The porch wraps around the entire house and the railing has delicate filigree all throughout. Behind is a black door with small stained glass windows. The second story is a large overhang roof with part of the large central spire and a square back for the rear of the house. The third story tower as a wrap around balcony at the top with a railing with filigree details and rounded archways. Around it are celestial orbits. Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival. Corvus & Crater - Black and white depicting the myth of Corvus and Crater. The entire background is black with grain shading and a star map showing the constellations Corvus and Crater in the southern sky. In the top left is an outline of a sun representing Apollo with a glowing black water serpent winding in and around it. In the middle sweeping down from the top right is a large crow in profile. In the middle in a double handle crater with Apollo’s laurel leaf on it. In the bottom right is a black lyre and in the bottom left is a large fig tree with one fig cut in half. Behind in the bottom half are swirling white lines representing water. Dark Vibrations - Inktober 2022 black and white ink illustration. Plain rolling hills lead to the door of a building with a large central spire and a small covered porch. To the left side of the building is a three facet bay windows and the other windows have ornate stained glass. On top of the central spire is a lighting conductor in the shape of a 5 point star. In the highest window of the spire is stain glass in the shape of an eye. Converging at the start is a large vortex spiraling and expanding through the whole sky. The vortex is pulling party’s of the building up towards it and cracking parts of the wood and foundation. The vortex is casting light and highlights on the building and the tress behind it. Converging towards the building is a circle of 12 white bird silhouettes.
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Hah no worries! Let me know your thoughts when you finish. I’m really enjoying all the dog imagery
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Aw that makes me so happy thank you 🙂💕
February 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Either way it’s ultimate cozy weather. I do love the snow though - even with the pressure headaches 😵‍💫
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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Very good point
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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You are the best and coolest for knowing this ✨
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Oo we have to talk about it once im done
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Oh perfect thank you! 🙂
February 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
You’re so sweet thank you! 🖤🖤
February 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
babeandoak.bsky.social
No it looks so strong and gorgeous. Really in love with it
February 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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I’m nearing half way through and I’m enjoying it. I did the audiobook this time because I had work to finish so maybe that helped?
February 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
The pomegranate is so powerful 👏
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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Cycle
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#artober
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Stunning 🖤
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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Are you a fan?? I’m almost half way through and trying to figure out a book to pair with it 👀
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM
babeandoak.bsky.social
Oh the poetry I’ll have to add to my TBR right away. I’m working through Wuthering Heights right now so I can do more of classic goth lit thing. It’s surprising how may I managed to miss
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 AM