Bearing the Posie
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
ARTISTAMPS FROM URISSAKZILLIA/ A souvenir sheet of CYBERSTAMPS from the fairy Republic of Urissakzillia/ FAUX POSTAGE FROM THE URISSAKZILLIAN MINT/ Digital Art by Eric Whollem/ DIGITAL FAUVISM
Bearing the Posie
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
NOTES ON THE OFFICIAL EMBLEMS OF URISSAKZILLIA
This series of stamps from the micronation of Urissakzillia features
the logos of the Urissakzillian Postal Administration: 'Postika Officici.'
The blue, black and white flag of Urissakzillia appears in this souvenir
sheet's margins.
And the Coat of Arms of the Urissakzillian Republic appears in the
lower left hand corner.
URISSAKZILLIAN CYBERSTAMPS/ A minisheet of four faux postage fairy stamps from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART/ Figurative Abstraction
The Mystic Night
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
The Fairy Ury in the Mystic Night of Eronyk
MORE DIGITAL SERIAL ART
These stamp images, which give us some rather luxurious shades of
blue and blue violet, suggest the art of the Fauvists, that early 20th
century group of European artists, which included Matisse, Dufy,
Derain, and Vlaminck.
My palette here is digital, rather than relying on paints, of course.
This is suitable for cyberstamps, those faux postage editions that
only exist in Cyberspace.
ETHER VS. CYBERSPACE
The Mystic Night of Eronyk is not a metaphor for Cyberspace,
but refers to the etheric world of fairies, as related in my other posts
about Urissakzillia.
See this link to read a bit about what is meant by Serial Art:
The Cinderella Stamps Forum provides some excellent articles on faux postage stamps:
The image links on this site may be of interest to cinderella afficionados:
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URISSAKZILLIAN CYBERSTAMPS/ Digital Serial Fairy Art by Eric Whollem/ A minisheet of four faux postage stamps from the microntation of Urissakzillia/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION
The Mystic Night
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
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URISSAKZILLIAN CYBERSTAMPS/ Digital Serial Art/ A minisheet of four cinderella stamps from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION/ Fairy Stamps by Eric Whollem
The Mystic Night
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
URISSAKZILLIAN CYBERSTAMPS/ A cinderella stamp from the fairy micronation of Urissakzillia/ DIGITAL ART/ Figurative abstraction by Eric Whollem
The Mystic Night
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
A Stamp Commemorating the Postal Reforms of Ury
This stamp from Urissakzillia features the fairy Ury, whose
political and social efforts helped establish the first postal
system in the Republic.
For an website with information on the genre of cinderella stamps see:
And for a very intersting article on the fantasy stamps of Aramoana see:
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URISSAKZILLIAN CYBERSTAMPS/ A minisheet of four faux postage fairy stamps/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART/ Fantasy stamps from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION
The Mystic Night
Republika Urissakzillia
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
The Mystic Night Above Urissakzillia
NOTES ON FAIRY POLITICS IN ERONYK
During the era of reform in Urissakzillia, it was determined by
the Muse of the Wilds that the establishment of a postal service
would help stablize the land.
Monday, July 19, 2010
FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ A single stamp from a minisheet of four CYBERSTAMPS from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION
Muse of the Wilds
Republika Urissakzillia 2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
Stamps From the Urissakzillian Mint
The artist's micronation of Urissakzillia has it's own government
printing house, the Urissakzillian Mint, which works in cooperation
with the Cinderella Printing House Ltd. The Urissakzillian Mint
is in an archaic fortress on an island in the Lake of the Daymoon.
The capital city of Urissakzillia is Namsel. The currency system is
based on the Urissakzillian Thaler, which is worth 100 Kronik.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Republika Urissakzillia/ A minisheet of four CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital serial art of Eric Whollem/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION
Muse of the Wilds
Republika Urissakzillia 2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
Fauvist Cyberstamps by Eric Whollem
The term 'cyberstamp' is variously used. The purist would define a
cyberstamp as a digital image of the faux postage or cinderella genre,
presenting the design of a stamp not yet issued on paper with perforations.
Thus the perforations seen in such a cyberstamp image are ones that are
computer generated--a digital fantasy.
However one sees the term 'cyberstamp' more loosely used as well,
indicating merely that the stamps seen on a webpage online are
just that: stamps seen on the computer screen. These could be actual
postage stamps issued by countries for postal use, as well as artist stamps
created by individual artists.
For a post with more about digital serial art and faux postage stamps see:
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FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Republika Urissakzillia/ A minisheet of four serial digital art images by Eric Whollem/ CYBERSTAMPS/ Figurative Abstraction
Muse of the Wilds
Republika Urissakzillia 2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
More Digital Serial Art
FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION
During the last year or so I have explored the potentials of serial
art as rendered by digital means. The minisheet of cyberstamps
depicted above is an example of the Fauvist colorization made
possible by computer graphics programs. The original drawing
was executed in black inks, enhanced by mixed media, including
metallic ink colors.
Learn more about Fauvism on this link:
For a bit of information on Artistamps see:
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CANTHARIDIAN ARTIST STAMPS/ The Mystic Muse/ A block of four stamps from a sheet of twelve cinderella stamps from the micronation of Cantharidia/ CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital art of Eric Whollem
The Mystic Muse
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
Stamps From Cantharidia
These stamps are denominated in the old fashioned British 'tuppence,'
which means 'two cents.' I have taken the artistic liberty of making
Cantharidia a stamp issuing micronation based on a Brittanic model.
Some of the stamps of Cantharidia are earmarked with denominations
of a shilling, which is designated by '1/-', etc.
For an interesting article on Gerald M. King's Alice in Wonderland stamps see:
For a concise definition of 'cinderella stamp' see this link:
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
CANTHARIDIAN ARTIST STAMPS/ The Mystic Muse/ A block of four stamps from a sheet of twelve cinderella stamps from the micronation of Cantharidia/ CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital art of Eric Whollem
The Mystic Muse
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
The Mystic Muse: Digital Serial Images
The Mystic Muse is another in a series of digital art renditions
completed in 2010.
For an interesting article on 'the muse' see this link:
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Friday, July 16, 2010
CANTHARIDIAN ARTIST STAMPS/ The Mystic Muse/ A strip of four stamps from a sheet of twelve cinderella stamps from the micronation of Cantharidia/ CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital art of Eric Whollem
The Mystic Muse
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
An Enlarged Image of Four Stamps From a Sheet of Twelve
This enlargement reveals the details in the selvage of my faux
postage 'Mystic Muse' stamp sheets. No clip art is used. I designed
every element of this sheet, with the exception of the typefaces.
To learn more about Artistamps view this link:
Cantharidia is one of my stamp issuing micronations, which include
Amphora, Amphitritonia, Delphys, Shambhala Nor, & The Republic of the Moon.
For more about micronations, check out Wikipedia:
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The Muse.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
A SHEET OF TWELVE ARTIST STAMPS FROM THE MICRONATION OF CANTHARIDIA/ The Mystic Muse/ CYBERSTAMPS featuring the digital art of Eric Whollem
The Mystic Muse
Cantharidian Posal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
Digital Art in the Faux Postage Stamp Medium
When working in digital art an artist is often plagued by
the multitude of choices involved in selecting the best color
composition among the variations possible. But this is not
a problem for the artists who work in cyberstamps.
This work, 'The Mystic Muse,' began as an ink drawing,
enhanced by metallic inks and a variety of mixed media.
To see my complete selection of posts of Cantharidian stamps see this link:
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
A MAP TO SHAMBHALA/ Uttarakuru: the Land of the North/ A five rupee stamp from a sheet of eight faux postage stamps from the micronation of Shambhala Nor/ CYBERSTAMPS/ Buddhist American Folk Art Stamps
Uttarakuru
Shambhala Nor Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
A Cyberstamp From Shambhala Nor
SHOWING SELVAGE TYPOLOGY
This stamp is from a sheet of stamps commemorating Eric Whollem's
new Map to Shambhala. It is valid for postage only within the micronation
of Shambhala Nor, not currently recognized by the Universal Postal
Administration, but respected within the cyberspace of intuitive philatelists.
For those interested in more on the topic of micronations see:
See more of my stamps from SHAMBHALA NOR on this link:
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A MAP TO SHAMBHALA/ Uttarakuru: the Land of the North/ SHAMBHALA NOR PROVISIONAL POSTAGE STAMPS/ Cyberstamps for 2010/ A special edition from the Cinderella Printing House, Ltd./ FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS
Uttarakuru
Shambhala Nor Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
The Land of the North: Uttarakuru
STAMPS FEATURING THE MAP TO SHAMBHALA NOR
This sheet of eight cyberstamps commemorates Eric Whollem's
new Map to Shambhala Nor, which was previously posted on this
blog.
Depicted on these artist stamps is that portion of the map that
represents Uttarakuru, which means 'The Land of the North.'
This name is Sanskrit. It relates to the Shambhala mystery,
Shambhala being the mystic realm of inner illumination, often
viewed as a lost region in Central Asia.
Maps to Shambhala have been created over the centuries, beginning
with square mandalas created by the Bon Po, the shamanic
precursors of the Buddhists in Tibet.
Learn more about Shambhala on my post:
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
A MAP TO SHAMBHALA/ A block of two stamps from a sheet of eight faux postage stamps from the micronation of Shambhala Nor/ FANTASY PROVISIONAL POSTAGE STAMPS/ The Land of Nagas and Naginis/ Kalki, the Tenth Incarnation of Vishnu: the King of Kalapa/ Tara Rising From the Waters of Shambhala Nor
A Map to Shambhala Commemorative Edition
Shambhala Nor Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
New Cyberstamps From Shambhala Nor
Kalki is the legendary King of Shambhala, a mystic land whose capital
city is Kalapa. Kalapa is named after Kalapini, the Black Ocean--which symbolizes
the black sea of night. Kalapa is on a central island, surrounded by eight island
realms in the archaic Bon Mandalas that relate more to the shamanic traditions
of the Altai of Central Asia.
Green Tara, the Buddhist Goddess rose from the waters with the
Prajnaparamita teachings, having given to Nagarjuna those teachings
entrusted to the care of Makara, the King of Sea Serpents by the Buddha.
THE LAKAVANTARA SUTRA
Buddha is said in the Lankavatara Sutra to have spent seven
days at the bottom of the sea, preaching to the Nagakanyas, or aquatic
demigods. In western metaphysical parlance, this could be interpreted
as Buddha preaching in the 'Astral World.' The disciples of Buddha are
described in Buddhist scriptures as Mahanagas, or Great Sea Serpents.
Other metaphysical systems have utilized the serpent imagery in a similar
way: the cult of Serapis, a gnostic order that originated in Egypt.
Tara is depicted on this faux postage stamp from Shambhala Nor rising
from the mystic lake, as such she could be seen as relating to the mermaid
concept. Tara means 'star,' and as such is kindred to Atargatis, the dolphin
goddess of the Neareast.
See my faux postage stamp featuring an image of Nagarjuna and Tara rising from the
waters on this link:
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SHAMBHALA NOR/ The Land of Nagas and Naginis/ A MAP TO SHAMBHALA/ Kalki and Tara/ A sheet of eight 'provisional postage stamps'/ FAUX POSTAGE FROM SHAMBHALA
A Map to Shambhala Commemorative Edition
Shambhala Nor Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
digital art
Copyright by the artist
Celebrating 'The Map to Shambhala' by Eric Whollem
ARTIST STAMPS FROM THE MICRONATION OF SHAMBHALA NOR
This is a sheet of eight faux provisional postage stamps from
the Central Asian Realm of Shambhala Nor. This is a micronation
created by the artist.
Depicted on the designs are those portions of my Map to Shambhala
Nor that show Kalki, the King of Shambhala and Green Tara, rising
from the waters of the mystic lake of Shambhala Nor. This is in part
my own take on traditional legend, and as such should not be
construed as encyclopedic material.
It is the artist's hope that these stamps may generate interest in the
Shambhala legends and the spiritual milieu of Tibet and Central
Asia.
Stamps from Shambhala Nor
See my new Map to Shambhala on this link:
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Monday, July 12, 2010
SHAMBHALA NOR PROVISIONAL POST/ A block of four faux postage stamps from a sheet of twenty-one CYBERSTAMPS from the micronation of Shambhala Nor/ SERIAL DIGITAL ART/ Buddhist American Folk Art Stamps
Jnanasagara
Shambhala Nor Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
The Provisional Post Office of Kalapa
These stamps are postal fantasy issues from what appears to be a
provisional post office. Provisional postage stamps are those that are
issued by a local government, city, county or province in lieu of regular
postage stamps being available from the postal authority of the country
in which the provisional post office has been set up. These have historically
been available for limited postal use, though usually the stamps are not
recognized by the Universal Postal Union or other postal authorities as
postally valid.
These stamps, being artist stamps, or faux postage renders the designation
of 'provisional post' to the realm of fantasy. Thus these are 'faux provisional
stamps.'
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For an interpretation of my Map to Shambhala Nor see this link:
To view my gallery of Artist Stamps view this link:
Those interested in Serial Art may want to see:
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SHAMBHALA NOR PROVISIONAL POSTAL SERVICES/ Kalapa Post Office/ CYBERSTAMPS/ A strip of three faux postage stamps from a sheet of cyberstamps from the micronation of Shambhala Nor/ JNANASAGARA: Oceanic Goddess/ Digital art from Eric Whollem's 'Digital Fauvism' Series
Jnanasagara
Shambhala Nor Postal Services
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
Jnanasagara, Sea Wisdom, Ye-shes m'tsorgyal
CINDERELLA STAMPS FROM SHAMBHALA NOR
These stamps depict the Tibetan female teacher Ye-shes
m'tsorgyal, who was one of the great interpreters of Dakini
wisdom in Tibet.
Her name means 'Sea Wisdom,' and is rendered in Sanskrit
as Jnanasagara.
Her writings contain in part a description of how King
Kalki of Shambhala will arise to restore Buddhism from
the ravages of the barbarians.
For more about Jnanasagara, Kalki, and the legend of Shambhala, see my post:
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