Thursday, July 29, 2010

FAIRYLAND MAIL ART POSTCARD/ A cinderella postcard from the Etheric Postal Services of the micronation of Fairyland/ DIGITAL ART/ A faux postage postal stationery item based on the Brittanic model





Postcard
Fairyland Etheric Postal Services
2009
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

Greetings From Fairyland

This postal stationery item is based upon my studies of postcards
utilized by the British. The phrase 'THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE
WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE' is found on such material.


FAIRYLAND FAUX POSTAGE/ 'Little Leaf'/ A stamp from a minisheet of four CYBERSTAMPS/ Digital Art/ FAIRY ART




Little Leaf
Fairyland Etheric Postal Service
2009
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

A Cyberstamp From the Etheric Postal Service of Fairyland

There are many artists and writers who have utilized the name
'Fairyland,' and as such one can see that it is a popular designation.
One cannot copyright such a general idea. So each of us has had his
or her interpretation.

Atlantis is another land which has seen quite a few cinderella stamps,
each rendered in different styles, in accordance with the taste and
imagination of their respective creators.

FAIRYLAND FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ 'Little Leaf'/ A miniature sheet of four CYBERSTAMPS from the micronation of Fairyland/ SERIAL DIGITAL ART by Eric Whollem/ FAIRY ART





Little Leaf
Fairyland
2009
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

Fairy Stamps by Eric Whollem

This small sheet of stamps was designed in 2009, but I decided to
issue it in Cyberstamp format here in 2010. Cyberstamps, by one
definintion, are artistamps that exist not on paper, but only on
computer file.

If there arose public interest in obtaining gummed and perforated
editions of these or any other Cyberstamps shown on this blog, I
might print a few if the time seemed right.

Email me if interested in my stamps, or have any questions regarding
my art in general. 

earthpaint@gmail.com (Please use your normal email server).

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Artistamps, artist stamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps. Digital art.

FAIRY ART POSTER STAMPS/ 'Faery Hill'/THE CAULDRONS OF THE SIDHE FOLK: AND A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF ANCIENT GODDESS LORE; REINCARNATION THEORY AMONG THE CELTIC PEOPLES; LORE OF THE 'RATHS,' OR FAIRY HILLS; WITH COMMENTS ON THE ORIGIN OF THE CONCEPT OF THE 'WEE FOLK' AMONG THE BRITONS/ A miniature sheet of six faux postage CYBERSTAMPS from the micronation of Fairyland/ ETHERIC POSTAL SERVICES/ An edtion of Cinderella Printing House Ltd./ SERIAL DIGITAL ART by Eric Whollem




Faery Hill
Fairyland Etheric Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

Faery Hills in Folklore

The lore of fairies in Ireland concerns the Fir Sidhe and the
Bean Sidhe, the gods and goddesses of the land. These originally
were not considered to be 'wee folk' at all, but to be beings seen
the size of humankind.

Their homes were said to be in lakes or in hills. The hills of the
Sidhe (pronounced 'Shee') were called 'raths' in the old language.