Art Blog/Eric Whollem

Friday, August 20, 2010

AETHERNET ARTIST STAMPS/ A cinderella souvenir sheet from the United Aethernet Nations/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART/ Fairy faux postage stamps by Eric Whollem/ 'The Vale of the Vine'/ More New World CYBERSTAMPS from the Amphoran Postal Union

The Vale of the Vine

United Aethernet Nations

2010

by Eric Whollem

The United Aethernet Nations

The U.A.N. was first established in 2010. It is a micronational league

of nations whose stamps have been created by Eric Whollem. The organization's

headquarters is in the city of New Urak, which exists on the Continent of

Amphora. The various countries who belong to the U.A.N utilize the Amphoran

Postal Union as an agency to regulate mail service between member nations.

The stamps above are the first issue of the U.A.N. Post Office. They are

dedicated to the peace and harmony of the New World.

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A micronation is a fantasy country. See Wikipedia for more information:

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

To view my complete collection of artistamps from member countries of the U.A.N see:

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

Aethernet stamps, artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps. Fairy Goddess. Visionary art. Metaphysical art; serial art.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

AETHERNET ARTIST STAMPS/ A Fairy Goddess From 'The Vale of the Vine'/ A VISUALIZATION OF THE NEW WORLD/ A metaphysical faux postage stamp by Eric Whollem/ A CYBERSTAMP from the United Aethernet Nations/ FIGURATIVE DIGITAL ART

The Vale of the Vine

United Aethernet Nations

2010

by Eric Whollem

The Reginae Amphorae

The Reginae Amphorae are the Fairy Queens of the Aquarian Age.

Amphora is the old name for the sign of Aquarius in astrology.

According to the pronouncements of the Faery Queene of the New

World, the vale of the vines are charged with the delightful duty

of immeasurable productivity that all might share the joys of the

fruits of the earth.

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See my stamps of The Fairyland Post Office if interested in other fairy faux postage:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/fairyland%20post%20office

Aethernet stamps, artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage stamps, mail art, micronation stamps. Digital art; visionary art; spiritual art; metaphysical art. Fairy Goddess.

AETHERNET ARTIST STAMPS/ Visions of the New World/ A cinderella CYBERSTAMP by Eric Whollem/ VISIONARY ART/ Digital Art/ FAIRY STAMPS of the New Age/ 'The Vale of the Vine'

The Vale of the Vine

United Aethernet Nations

2010

by Eric Whollem

A Vision of the New Age

This stamp is an Aethernet Stamp, or stamp that exists only in the Aether

of Cyberspace. It has a message for those of us who listen to the fairies:

a beautiful realm of peace and plenty awaits those of us who believe, and

those of us who visualize a positive future--if the term 'future' applies to

that which is timeless. Those bound by their clocks will not comprehend

these ideas; but no matter, the idea is sent forth and the blessing is upon

us.

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See more posts about fairies here:

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

Aethernet stamps, artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps. Digital art. Visionary art. Metaphysical art. Spirituality.

AETHERNET ARTIST STAMPS/ Cinderella stamps from the United Aethernet Nations/ 'Vale of the Vine'/ A faux postage souvenir sheet of four fairy CYBERSTAMPS/ Serial Digital Art by Eric Whollem

Vale of the Vine

United Aethernet Nations

2010

by Eric Whollem

The United Aethernet Nations

DEFINING 'AETHERNET STAMPS'

This is my first post of cyberstamps with a new designation: 'Aethernet

Stamps.' The Aether is a realm traditionally ascribed to entities such as

fairy folk. This applies to the Aethernet as I conceive it. As such an

'Aethernet Stamp' is a faux postage stamp of a fairy realm that appears in

Cyberspace.

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See my post about Cyberspace and the Etheric Realm:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/2010_07_22_archive.html

Aethernet stamps, artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps. Fairy art; serial digital art; visionary art. Metaphysical art.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

AN ARTIST STAMP FROM AMPHORA/ 'Devi Uma'/ Hindu Goddess Art/ FIGURATIVE CERAMIC CREATIONS by Eric Whollem/ A single stamp from a sheet of six faux postage stamps/ THE MICRONATION OF AMPHORA

Devi Uma

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

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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ARTIST STAMPS FROM AMPHORA/ A sheet of six cinderella stamps featuring a ceramic goddess sculpture by Eric Whollem/ Paints from Mt. Shasta/ FAUX POSTAGE/ 'Devi Uma'/ A modern western interpretation of a Hindu Goddess concept

Devi Uma

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

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

Chalice of the Goddess

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

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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AMPHORAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ A sheet of six ceramic goddess sculpture stamps/ A CYBERSTAMP edition/ ARTIST STAMPS by Eric Whollem/ A Faux Postage Souvenir Sheet

Chalice of the Goddess

Amphora

2009

by Eric Whollem

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

Artist stamps, artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage, mail art, micronation stamps; serial art.

CYBERSTAMPS FROM THE MICRONATION OF AMPHITRITONIA/ 'Poseidon'/ Faux postage stamps from a mermaid nation/ DIGITAL ART/ A cinderella souvenir sheet by Eric Whollem/ GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Poseidon

Amphitritonia

2009

by Eric Whollem

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

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

HIPPOCAMPUS

Amphitritonian Post Office

by Eric Whollem

BELOW IS A VIDEO

FEATURING MORE OF MY

STAMPS FROM AMPHITRITONIA

ERIC WHOLLEM

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

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

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

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

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

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

THE MIDNIGHT MERMAID

faux postage stamp from the Jessamine Isle

by Eric Whollem

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THE DRAGON BOAT/ A sheet of faux postage stamps from Undinia/ MERMAID ART STAMPS/ Cyberstamp editions of the Wharfside Post Office and Telegraph/ Considerations by the Undinian Maritime Postal Authority for keeping their stamps dry

The Dragon Boat

Undinia

2010

by Eric Whollem

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.'

Pixific Petunias

Fairyland

2010

by Eric Whollem

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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VISIONARY ART PHOTO STAMPS/ A digital photo of the jeweled center of a purple petunia/ FAIRLYLAND FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ 'Pixific Petunias'/ A CYBERSTAMP EDITION

Pixific Petunias

Fairyland

2010

by Eric Whollem

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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