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Elisabeth Alba
@elisabethalba.bsky.social
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New England illustrator of fantasy art, divination decks, and maps. All human made!

www.albaillustration.com
Shop: https://albaillustration.etsy.com
Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/elisabethalba
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I have 3 remaining sets of mini 5x5 inch cat prints (which include the tarot cat) in my shop at albaillustration.etsy.com. A sweet little gift for cat lovers in your life!!!
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Good fortune to you on this fine Caturday!

"Tarot Cat" art by Elisabeth Alba
ink, watercolor, acryla gouache
Illustration of black cat seated, paw on tarot cards spread out on a table. The deck is a cat version of the Everyday Witch Tarot (all the witches are now cats). There are also other items on the table, like crystals, candles, rune stones, and herbs.
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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"Even in the deepest and darkest forest, the moon will always shine through and give light to those who seek it." 🌝

"The Moon" from Tarot of the Owls.

I have signed tarot decks (full size + mini versions), prints, and stickers at albaillustration.etsy.com! The minis make great stocking stuffers!
The Moon from Tarot of the Owls, illustrated by Elisabeth Alba, written by Pamela Chen, published by Llewellyn. This image is an open landscape with bare trees on either side, full moon with owl face in the starry sky. A great horned owl is silhouetted in front of the moon. Below, a rabbit, chipmunk, and crawfish look up at the owl from the grass and a small stream. Photograph of the full size deck - the box it comes in, guidebook, and cards.
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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My 5th blanket design, and my personal favorite so far. I love the stars! ✨

You can find tapestry blankets of this and 4 other designs in my shop at www.albaillustration.com/original-art...! 100% cotton, machine washable, made in the US. Throw over the couch, use as a bed topper, hang on the wall!
Photograph of tapestry blanket held up so it is in view - it's a celestial blue sky with stars. A black cat, sea turtle, and red fox are positioned in a circle in the middle. Around them is a spellbook, a magic wand, a potion bottle, and a black pointed hat, all floating over the celestial background. The blanket folded.
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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"Plunge boldly into the thick of life and seize it where you will, it is always interesting."
- Goethe

This valiant Knight of Swords is from the upcoming Whimsy Woods Tarot I'm creating with Deborah Blake, to be published by Llewellyn in 2027. The knights in this deck ride magnificent poultry! 🪿
Illustration of a squirrel knight, sword held aloft as it rides on the back of a squacking goose, wings outstretched.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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"The Pumpkin Patch" 🍂
ink/watercolor/acryla gouache

A commission for a patron in my Not-So-Tiny Collector Tier on Patreon. No commissions spots open, but I do have a print tier if you want to collect small signed prints of my art! (+ worldwide shipping is free!) www.patreon.com/elisabethalba
Illustration of an otter and badger walking on a path in a pumpkin patch during a windy Autumn day. The badger holds a large pumpkin and is looking back at the otter, who is talking. The otter is pulling a wooden hand cart filled with pumpkins/gourds.
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Huzzah! Adventure awaits!

Knight of Swords from a collaborative medieval tarot deck that may never see the light of day... but at least I made fun art for it!

The original painting is available at www.albaillustration.com/original-art...

#rat #dog #tarot #knight
Illustration of a rat knight riding on a galloping hound, sword held aloft. There is a castle in the background, green grass, and blue sky with clouds.
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"Hearth" 🔥
Art by Elisabeth Alba

#cats #winter #cozy
An ink and watercolor illustration of the interior room of an old cottage, the kitchen. There is a blazing hearth with pots and pans, a bench with a plate of scones, a barrel filled with more firewood, and a stool with a black cat sitting on top. Outside the window is night and a snow-covered fir tree.
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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This just in! ✨
I have a limited number of sets of 5 Hobbiton-in-the-snow greeting cards w/ envelopes at www.albaillustration.com/original-art.... They feature gold foil on the front + a hopeful message from the kindest, most loyal character in fiction (who also happens to be our son's namesake!).
Photograph of the greeting cards held in a hand, along with envelopes. The greeting card features an illustration of Hobbiton covered in snow, with inviting warmly lit windows, smoke coming from chimneys, and snow covered and bare branch trees. The back of the greeting card features the quote from Samwise Gamgee: "Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer."
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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This regal osprey is the Queen of Cups for an upcoming collaborative medieval deck. 6x10 inches, ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache.

It's currently got a starting bid of $300 in the Changeling Artist Collective 'Deck the Halls' auction at www.facebook.com/media/set/?s... (40% off its usual price!)
Illustration of an osprey wearing a crown, perched on a piece of driftwood with wings spread, looking down at a pile of pretty seashells, rocks, and a large golden chalice.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I've been a member of the Changeling Artist Collective for years + we are relaunching monthly auctions starting this week with our Deck the Halls event!

www.facebook.com/media/set/?v...

If you don't use FB that's totally okay! I can take anonymous bids. These are 4 of my 8 offerings.
Playful penguins leaping into water from an iceberg under the sun. From the Everyday Witch Oracle - Affirmation for Healing the Heart. A father comforts his daughter on a couch in front of a fireplace. Cozy home vibes. Two of Swords from Tarot of the Owls - an owl with closed eyes sits on a rock in a snowy landscape, wings folded forward holding two crossed swords. Painting of two kittens laying on a purple celestial blanket, tangled in yarn.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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What news does the raven bring tonight? 🐦‍⬛

This magical corvid, from the Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle, has been turned into a tapestry blanket!

See tapestries at www.albaillustration.com/original-art...

Woven in the US via jacquard loom. Throw over your bed or couch or hang on the wall!
Photograph of a tapestry blanket being held up on display. It features an image of a raven perched on a stump, wintry mountainous landscape in the background and an aurora borealis and stars in the sky.
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Cozy Caturday Cottage Cats! 🐈🔥

Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache

Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Illustration set in a cozy Victorian cottage kitchen/living space. A cat sits on the ground by the hearth, reading a book. Another cat sits in a nearby rocking chair, knitting a blanket.
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Modern life is full of distractions. Make sure you remember to take time to tune in to the earth, no matter what else is going on around you. 🌿

"Connect with Gaia" from the Everyday Witch Oracle.

Decks + art prints: albaillustration.etsy.com
Paintings: www.albaillustration.com/original-art...
From the Everyday Witch Oracle written by Deborah Blake and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. Illustration of a witch with feet planted to the ground and arms outstretched. There is a tree with a face next to them, and you can see the tree's roots, and energy from the ground and the witch's feet intertwining in the soil. A cat stands at their legs. In the background there are standing stones on a hilltop.
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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"You are clearly blessed; joy and fulfillment are yours for the taking. But don't take too long, for such moments can be fleeting." 🏆✨

Ace of Cups from the Everyday Witch Tarot, art by me, written by Deborah Blake, published by Llewellyn.

Tarot decks + art prints at albaillustration.etsy.com.
Tarot card featuring a witch in a forest, next to a creek, holding a golden goblet dripping water. There are magic swirls around her witch hat, and a bubbling magical cauldron next to her. A kitten drinks from the spilled water at her feet and plans also grow from the water. Two doves fly above.
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Are you a loner or one with the pack? 🐺

"The Wolf" from the Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle, illustrated by me, written by @deborahblakeauthor.bsky.social, published by @llewellynbooks.bsky.social

Art prints + signed decks are at albaillustration.etsy.com. The original painting is available!
Illustration set at night on grass and rocky ground - a family of four wolves play in the foreground, and a wolf stands on a rocky outcrop in the background howling in front of the full moon.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Cozy season is upon us! What could be more cozy than a blanket featuring this snoozing bear?

I have this + 4 other designs at www.albaillustration.com/original-art...

They are 100% cotton, machine washable, + made in the US. Gift them, throw them over your bed or couch, or hang them on the wall! 🐻
A photograph of a woven tapestry blanket behind held up so the illustration is in view. The blanket features an illustration of a brown bear sleeping on mossy rocks inside of a cave. The roof of the cave is open to the sky, with stars and a crescent moon visible.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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✨🧚‍♀️ Fairy Slumber 🦄✨

A 3x3 inch ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache painting created for a patron.

#fairy #fantasyart #magic #unicorn #cats #sleep #illustration #cozy #whimsical
Illustration of a fairy with her arm around a slumbering black unicorn. There is a cat sleeping on the unicorn's front legs. Night in the forest.
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I am once again stocked up on every deck I have illustrated! You can find them, signed by me, at albaillustration.etsy.com. They all come with a little extra, too. I can't wait until 2027 when the Whimsy Woods Tarot is on display alongside these... so excited (and impatient)!

#tarot #owls #witches
A photograph of the artist's illustrated tarot decks on display on a shelf - the Everyday Witch Tarot, Everyday Witch Oracle, Everyday Witch Tarot Mini, Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle, Tarot of the Owls, and Tarot of the Owls Mini.
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃

Art by Elisabeth Alba
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Illustration of a rabbit dressed as Robin Hood, badger dressed as a vampire, and a red fox dressed as a robber - they hold trick or treat bags and are facing what the viewer can assume is a doorway.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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"On this very night, 10 years ago, in this graveyard under a moon just like this..."

"Spooky Stories" art by Elisabeth Alba. Ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache. 🎃👻🪦
A badger, otter, red fox, and chipmunk are sitting in the middle of a graveyard under a half moon and starry sky. They listen as the badger tells spooky stories.
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
- George Eliot

"An Autumn Eve" by Elisabeth Alba, now available on Every Day Original at everydayoriginal.com/product/an-a...
Illustration created with sepia ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache featuring a raven about to land on the branch of a corkscrew willow tree at night. There is a full moon behind the branches, and a band of magical sparkles flowing around the bird.
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Trick or Treat! 🎃🍂🍬

#otter #badger #hare #halloween
Illustration of three animals marching across a dirt road to go trick or treating. An otter is dressed like Zorro with sword, a badger is dressed like a bee, and a hare is dressed in 16th century clothing, holding a flashlight. They each hold trick or treat bags.
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The Black Cat from the Everyday Witch's Familiars Oracle deck I illustrated, written by @deborahblakeauthor.bsky.social and published by @llewellynbooks.bsky.social 🌟🐈‍⬛

Art prints at Albaillustration.etsy.com
Illustration of a black cat sitting on a desk, looking at the viewer and about to knock over a bottle of ink. The desk is covered in spellbooks, lit candles, pumpkins, crystals, smoky incense, a mirror and chalice, and a broomstick hanging on the wall.
October 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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It's Caturday! And I'm revealing a new cat portrait. This is Mietze, curled up on his favorite lap! 🧡
Painting, looking down at an orange tabby cat curled up tight and asleep in a lap.
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM