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Devi Uma

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Micronation of Amphora Issues Cyberstamp Editions of Designs From 2009

Amphora is styled as 'The Continent of the Future,' being my symbol

of the Aquarian Age. 'Amphora' is the old name in astrology for the sign

of Aquarius.

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See my stamps from Amphora on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/amphora

My early issues of Amphoran stamps were printed in limited editions of 100.

The stamp above is a 'cyberstamp,' having existence only as a computer file at this time.

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Devi Uma

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

Ceramic Art Stamps From Amphora

Uma is a Hindu Goddess; she is found in the Shivaic traditions of India.

See what Wikipedia has to say about her on this link:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvati

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Chalice of the Goddess

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

The Chalice of the Goddess

The book, 'The Chalice and the Blade,' by Riane Eisler influenced many

people back in the 1980's. Ms. Eisler created the concept of a 'partnership

society' where men and women would work in harmony. Her book outlined

the depredations of invasions by patriarchal tribal groups, who disturbed

an idyllic agrarain matriarchy in Eastern Europe.

The 'Chalice' was taken as a symbol of the womb concept.

This stamp is a tribute to the Eternal Feminine.

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See more posts about the Goddess on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/goddess

For more about Riane Eisler see:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riane_Eisler

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Chalice of the Goddess

Amphora

2009

 by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

Figurative Ceramic Sculpture Utilizing Earth Paints

The sculpture on this stamp was created in the 1990's, here in

Northern California. I used paints made from raw natural earths

to color the piece.

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See more of my stamps from Amphora on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/amphora

And for a bit about my earth paint process:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/earth%20paints

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Poseidon

Amphitritonia

2009

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

The Greek God of the Waters of the Sea and Land

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS FROM AMPHITRITONIA

These are  a cyberstamp edition from my micronation of Amphitritonia.

This realm is located in the north of the continent of Amphora. It is a

country of mermaids and mermen.

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See more of my Amphitritonian stamps on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/amphitritonia

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HIPPOCAMPUS

Amphitritonian Post Office

by Eric Whollem

BELOW IS A VIDEO

FEATURING MORE OF MY

STAMPS FROM AMPHITRITONIA

ERIC WHOLLEM                              

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THE WIFE OF GEARR, THE RABBIT GODDESS/ Selkie Folklore/'THE DRAGONFLY AND THE HARE'--a discussion on metamorphosis/ Figurative Ceramic Goddess Sculpture 2006/ Hand built ceramic creations by Eric Whollem/ NEOPRIMITIVE ART

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The Wife of Gearr

2006

by Eric Whollem

white clay with oxides

4 1/2" x 2 1/4"

Collection of the artist

Photo copyright by the artist

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Lore of the Celtic Sea Rabbits

AN IMAGINATION ABOUT GEARR THE CELTIC HARE

My very first post on Art Blog Eric Whollem dealt with the folklore of the

Celtic mermaids, the Selkies of legend. I spoke of 'The Rabbit Man of the

Sea,' who I designated as Gearr.

Gearr is a symbol of Intuition and Abundance. He is the Celtic Hare. As

a 'shape shifter' the hare is a form of the 'selkie,' which means 'shifter'

in the old Celtic language. Selkies are said to take on the form of any
animal of land or of sea, trees, rocks or humans. As such they are symbols
of metempsychosis, an exemplify the process of metamorphosis, as is
usually spoken of with reference to the transformations of a butterfly
from a chysalis to full winged maturity.


THE DRAGONFLY AND THE HARE

The dragonfly is one of the chief shifters, and is able to move quickly
from one dimension to another. Gearr is said to have similar abilities.

THE DRAGON BOAT/ A cinderella stamp from Undinia/ MERMAID FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ A Cyberstamp from the Undinian Postal Mission/ DIGITAL ART

The Dragon Boat

Undinia

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

The Dragon Boat: An Archetype of the Sea

The Undinian Postal Mission is the printing house of the Undinian

royalty. This stamp depicts a mermaid on a dragon boat, holding up

a starfish, sacred to the merpeople.

BELOW IS A VIDEO

DEPICTING SOME FAUX POSTER STAMPS

FROM UNDINIA

                       ERIC WHOLLEM

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Readers interested in seeing more stamps from UNDINIA should view these links:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/undinia

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HIPPOCAMPUS

 faux postage stamp from Undinia

by Eric Whollem

For more posts of MERMAID art and sculpture as well as mermaid stamps from other

mermaid countries from the concepts of Eric Whollem see:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/mermaids

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THE MIDNIGHT MERMAID

faux postage stamp from the Jessamine Isle

by Eric Whollem

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The Dragon Boat

Undinia

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

The Wharfside Post Office and Telegraph

FANTASY POSTAL ISSUES FROM A MERMAID NATION

The micronation of Undinia has it's postal administration housed

at the Wharfside Post Office in Nereidia, on the coast of Undinia.

This land based office was necessitated by the need to keep stamp

sheets dry until used by the mermaid population for their mail.

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THE DRAGON BOAT/ A miniature sheet of four cinderella stamps from the micronation of Undinia/ MERMAID ART/ Cyberstamps by Eric Whollem/ Faux Postage Stamps From the Royal Undinian Maritime Postal Authority

The Dragon Boat

Undinia

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

Stamp Duty As Conceived by the Royal Undinian Navy

FANTASY STAMPS FROM A MERMAID MICRONATION

The Undinians take their postal system very seriously as you

can see here. 'Stamp Duty' is parcel of daily life in Undinia, where

the mail system relies on the Navy for delivery services. This is

because most of the population of Undinia lives underwater, being

a nation of mermaids and mermen.

A FAUX POSTAGE STAMP FROM LEMURIA/ 'The Sylph'/ Featuring a map of the Lost Continent of Lemuria by Eric Whollem/ A cyberstamp cinderella from the micronation of Lemuria/ MAIDU INDIAN LEGENDS ABOUT MT. SHASTA/ Mystic Interpretations of Mt. Shasta and Northern California/ VISIONARY ART

The Sylph

Lemurian Postal Administration

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

A Map of the Lost Continent of Lemuria

Numerous maps of Lemuria have been made over the years.

A computer image search will provide the viewer with many

examples.

My map, which appears on this faux postage stamp from

Lemuria, differs from many of the maps mentioned above in

that it concentrates on only a small portion of Lemuria, that

section that is centered in the Mount Shasta area of Northern

California.

 

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS FROM LEMURIA/ The Bering Straits Land Bridge/ The Reed Boat People of Tule Lake/ A FANTASY CYBERSTAMP FROM LEMURIA/ 'The Sylph'/ Cinderella stamps by Eric Whollem

The Sylph

Lemurian Postal Administration

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

A Cinderella Stamp From Lemuria With a Map of a Portion of Eastern Lemuria in What is Now Northern California Near Mt. Shasta

About 50,000 years ago the first Native Americans entered the

continent of North America. It is said that they crossed the Bering

Straits near Alaska along what may have been a temporary

geological land bridge.

Esoteric theories about the Lost Continent of Lemuria relate that

Lemuria sank--either through volcanic activity or earthquakes about

50,000 years ago.

Was the migration from Asia to America a migration of peoples from

Lemuria?

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS FROM LEMURIA/ 'The Sylph'/ THE ABORIGINAL DREAMTIME/ The Rainbow Serpent and Hiki, the Serpent Creator Spirit of the Sacramento Valley/ THE KUKSU DREAM LODGE/ THE RINGTAILED CAT AND THE LEMUR/ The Nagas/ Maidu Indian legends imaginatively used to help recreate the cultural ambiance of ancient Lemurian culture in early California/ A CINDERELLA ARTIST STAMP/ The legends of Histayami, Wonomi, Hiki, Kakinimkodom, Hipiningkodom, and Yongkodom/ MAP OF THE LOST CONTINENT OF LEMURIA/ The Sutter Buttes/ Mt.Shasta Folklore

The Sylph

Lemurian Postal Service

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

California Indians and the Lore of Ancient Lemuria

A MAP OF THE LOST CONTINENT OF LEMURIA

This stamp is from a sheet of fantasy stamps from Lemuria.

Featured is a portion of my Lost Continent of Lemuria map

depicting the 'Isle of Middle Mountains.'

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS FROM LEMURIA/ 'The Sylph'/ Featuring a map of 'Eastern Lemuria' or ancient California/ THE LOST CONTINENT OF LEMURIA/ Mt. Shasta folklore/ Visionary art depicting giant Lemurs, mermaids, and Mastodons/ A cyberstamp from the Lemurian Postal Administration/ A CINDERELLA BY ERIC WHOLLEM

The Sylph

Lemurian Postal Administration

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

A Map of Lemuria: the Great Inland Sea

THE PREHISTORIC SEA OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY

This stamp depicts a portion of my Lost Continent of Lemuria map,

that section showing middle California. 'The Mountains of the West'

are the Coast Range.

LEMURIAN FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Visionary Art: The Lore of Mt. Shasta/ A sheet of nine cyberstamps with six descriptive labels, including maps of the lost continent of Lemuria/ A CINDERELLA FANTASY EDITION/ With notes on Tule Lake, Mt. Shasta, sloths, saber tooth tigers, giant lemurs, mermaids and other fanciful entities from the artist's imaginative reconstruction of ancient Lemuria, the lost continent of the Pacific/ Notes on the Sutter Buttes, the 'Isle of the MIddle Mountains,' or Histayami of the Maidu Indians/ 'THE SYLPH'

The Sylph

Lemurian Postal Administration

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

An Imaginative Reconstruction of the Lore of the

Lost Continent of Lemuria

MT. SHASTA FOLKLORE

The concept of the Sylph was first created by the alchemist,

Paracelsus. The concept has been modified over the years to

represent a form of fairy life, that of the 'air spirits,' though

some thinkers on the subject of fairies relate the Sylphs to

mental or 'fire spirits.'

VISIONARY ART PHOTO COLLAGE STAMPS/ 'The Crown Jewels of Ol' Pix' or 'Pixific Petunias' by Eric Whollem/ CYBERSTAMPS FROM FAIRYLAND/ A faux postage fairy art stamp/ CINDERELLA STAMPS

Pixific Petunias

Fairyland

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

A Special Issue From Fairyland:

AN ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FROM THE FAIRIES

Preserving our pollinators for future generations on earth is the

hope of us all, or should be. Many species of bees and butterflies and

other natural pollinators are gravely endangered today by pesticides,

fungus, and possibly even microwaves or other electronic technology.

For an important post on cell phones and bee populations see this British site:

http://independent.co.uk/environment/nature/are-mobile-phones-wiping-out-our-bees-444768.html

SAVING OUR POLLINATORS

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Pixific Petunias

Fairyland

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

A Visionary Journey Into a Petunia

This stamp is from a sheet of six stamps issued by the

Etheric Postal Service of Fairyland, a micronation by

Eric Whollem.

For more about visionary art see:

http://www.squidoo.com/visionary-art

And for my posts with the label 'visionary art' see:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/visionary%20art

SAVING OUR POLLINATORS

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Pixific Petunias

Fairyland

2010

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

Saving Our Pollinators

This stamp shown here in enlarged format reveals the mystery of

the petunia. The fairies have a special interest in preserving the

pollinators of the planet, as their homes are made beautiful by

the petunia and other flowers. Humans have a more material

interest in pollination, as without pollinators they would no

longer have food to eat.

Read a bit about pollinators on this link:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinators

For a list of my posts on fairies see:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/fairies

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Visionary art. Photos.

VISIONARY ART PHOTO STAMPS/ Fairyland Cinderella Stamps/ A sheet of six cyberstamps featuring digital photos of flowers by Eric Whollem/ 'PIXIFIX PETUNIAS'/ Fairy Art

Pixific Petunias
Fairyland
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist

A Miniature Sheet of Flower Stamps From Fairyland

These stamps were created by digital photos taken in the artist's

garden. Featured are the 'Crown Jewels' of the petunia, which is

to say, the pistils and stamens of the center portion of the petunia

blossom.

Viewed at close up, the petunia reveals the treasure of the fairies.

See more posts on fairies:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/fairies

SAVING OUR POLLINATORS, SAVING THE BEES, SAVING THE BUTTERFLIES

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ARTIST POSTER STAMPS/ 'Parvati' a Hindu Goddess, painted with volcanic pumice from Mt. Shasta/ CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ featuring pigments from volcanic ash from Mt. Shasta/ VISIONARY ART/ Goddess/ A cyberstamp cinderella

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Figurative Ceramic Goddess Sculpture by Eric Whollem

This poster stamp depicts one of my ceramic versions of

Parvati, the Daughter of the Mountain, a Hindu Goddess.

To see more of my Goddess art, view this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/goddess

This sculpture is pigmented with pumice from Mt. Shasta. To hear

more about what I have to say about Mt. Shasta, see below:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/labels/Mt.%20Shasta

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A Multifigured Ceramic Sculpture

This poster stamp features an image from my ceramic

creations, 'The Festival of the Goddess.'

See more of my sculptures:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/ceramic%20sculpture

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