Art Blog/Eric Whollem: Apr 20, 2015

Monday, April 20, 2015

MERMAID CYBERMAIL/ A Letter From a Silkie to the Empress of the Aquarian Age/ VIRTUAL STAMP ART by Eric Whollem/ FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Paraphilatelic Mail

MERMAID MAIL FROM MERREMINDE TO AMPHORA

2015

Eric Whollem

fantasy mermaid mail

NEREID

2015

Eric Whollem

faux postage stamps from the Empire of A,mphora

sheet of eight stamps

MERMAID FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS

Amphora has seen postal issues since about the year 2000, when I conceived the concept of the Continent of Amphora, rising from the waters in the Aquarian Age.

Merreminde has also issued stamps. Their mail service is subaquatic. Below is a a recent cyber edition of a stamp originally printed in 2001. These are virtual stamps.

BOAT OF THE MERAMAID

2009-2015

Eric Whollem

faux postage stamps from Merreminde

sheet of four

MERMAID CYBERMAIL/ Virtual Paraphilatelic Stamps & Cancels/ 'Nereid' by Eric Whollem/ FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS

MAIL FROM THE AMPHORAN POSTAL UNION

2015

Eric Whollem

paraphilatelic cybermail

MERMAID MAIL FROM AMPHORA

This letter is from the Library of Hippocampus, an ancient repository of the Knowledge of the Sea Horses. The Library houses unique books on the metaphysical lore of the Sea Horses.

The legend of VOLTUMNA is found in manuscript form in a special glass case beneath the sea, where it can easily be read by Aquatic folk of today.

Amphitritonia is a Kingdom in the northwest of Amphora. Hippocampus is the capital city of Amphitritonia, a member state of the Amphoran Postal Union, which includes Merreminde, the Isle of Buto, Delphys, and Nereidia, as well as remote outlying islands such as the Isle of Timbae and the Jessamine Isle.

'Nereid'

2015

Eric Whollem

faux postage stamp from Amphora

MERMAIDS ON STAMPS

The sculpture of this stamp is by Eric Whollem. Nereid means mermaid in Greek. According to the Greeks, the Nereids are saviors of sailors at sea.

The Map of Amphora is seen on the letter from the Library of Hippocampus. Amphora is the old name in astrology for the sign of Aquarius. Thus Amphora is the Continent of the Aquarian Age.