Sunday, March 28, 2010

FAUX POSTAGE/ a ceramic sculpture of a horse and rider painted with natural earth paints featured on the stamps of Amphora





"Horse and Rider"
2001
The Empire of Amphora
by Eric Whollem
edition of 100, plus ten artist's proofs
48 x 79 mm.
Copyright by the artist.

A Horse and Rider Sculpture
FANTASY STAMPS FROM AMPHORA

Previously on this blog, I featured this ceramic sculpture. See
my post of December 15. 2009. It is painted with paints made
from raw natural earth that I gathered myself.

FAUX POSTAGE/ a stamp from Amphora featuring a detail of The King of the Wood by Eric Whollem




"The Sacred King"
The Empire of Amphora
2001
by Eric Whollem
edtition of 100, plus ten artist's proofs
48 x 79 mm.
Copyright by the artist.

The King of the Wood
A CINDERELLA STAMP FROM AMPHORA

My painting, entitled, The King of the Wood, was posted
on this blog on December 21, 2009. The painting is one of my
earth paintings, made from paints I made myself from raw,
natural materials. This fantasy stamp from Amphora bears a
detail of the painting, the face of the king.

FAUX POSTAGE/ a ceramic goddess figurine painted with white granite and ground charcoal earth paints





"Ratri, Mother of Night"
2001
The Empire of Amphora
by Eric Whollem
edition of 100, plus ten artist's proofs
48 x 79 mm.
Copyright by the artist.


The Hindu Goddess Ratri Honored on the Stamps of Amphora
MICRONATION STAMPS BY ERIC WHOLLEM

 
The post office of Amphora issued this stamp to honor the
Goddess Ratri from the Rig Veda.

FAUX POSTAGE/ detail of Whollem's Mother of Hera on a stamp from Amphora




"Mother of Hera"
The Empire of Amphora
2001
by Eric Whollem
edition of 100, plus ten artist's proofs
48 x 79 mm.
Copyright by the artist

An Artist Stamp From Amphora
A FANTASY POSTAL ADMINISTRATION

This phantom cinderella stamp from the micronation of
Amphora includes a detail of a painting from the 1990's
entitled, The Mother of Hera.