UMA/ A Figurative Ceramic Goddess Sculpture Painted With Earth Paint From Mt. Shasta

                                         Uma

                                         1992
                                         by Eric Whollem
                                         white clay painted with pumice from Mt. Shasta in acrylic emulsion
                                         Private collection.
                                         14"
                                              Photo copyright by the artist.

UMA: GODDESS OF LIGHT

Uma is another name for the consort of Shiva; her name means
"Light."  She is the daughter of Himavat and the nymph, Mena.
She is an arbiter in the disputes of mankind.

THE WHITE DOG/ A Whimsical Ceramic Animal Sculpture by Eric Whollem

      

                                    

                                      

                                                The White Dog

                                                1992

                                                by Eric Whollem

                                                oxides on white clay

                                                Private collection

                                                7" x 12"

                                                                                             Photo by M. Spielmann

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POSEIDON/ A Ceramic Figurine Painted With Earth Paints From Nature

Poseidon
1989
by Eric Whollem
earth pigments in acrylic emulsion on white clay
Private collection
7"
Photo copyright by the artist.

The Artist's Studio/ Eric Whollem/ Ceramic Goddess Sculptures

The artist's studio. Concow, California. 1990's.

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 Eric Whollem's studio in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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HEAD OF PAN/ A Ceramic Sculpture With Natural Earth Pigments and Raku Glaze

                                                      Head of Pan

                                                      1992
                                                      by Eric Whollem
                                                      earth pigments in acrylic emulsion , raku glaze
                                                                 on white clay
                                                      Collection of Marlene Permar
                                                      12" x 10"
                                                            Photo copyright by the artist.

PAN

Pan is famous from Greek mythology. He is said
to have the legs of a goat; but insofar as dolphins
were said by the Greeks to be goats of the sea,
I speculate that Pan may be related to the dolphin,
especially as his protoype, Ea, from Mesopotamia
is a being with head of a goat and fins of a fish.

FISH MOTHER/ Figurative Ceramic Goddess Sculpture: A Mermaid Icon

 

Fish Mother
1992
by Eric Whollem
earth pigment on terracotta
Private collection
5"
Photo copyright by the artist.

MERMAID MOTHER OF THE FISHES

This figurine was featured on my fantasy stamps of
Amphora as "Mother of the Octopi." She has a large
fish symbol on her gown.