ASCENSION OF THE WORLD/ Visionary CYBERSTAMPS from the United Aethernet Nations/ CINDERELLA STAMPS by Eric Whollem/ 'The Muse of the Sea'/ SERIAL DIGITAL ART/ Metaphysical faux postage stamps for the 'New World'

The Muse of the Sea

United Aethernet Nations

2010

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Ascension of the World

There are widely varying metaphysical interpretations of the

upcoming planetary alignment in 2012. The postive view is that

this event will be a doorway to a New Age on earth. . . the Age

of Aquarius. It will be a time of advanced intercommunications,

and human awareness.

These stamps are faux postage from my own imagined United

Aethernet Nations, an organization dedicated to promotion of

international harmony.

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View more of my posts on Spirituality on this link;

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

See more of my Aethernet Stamps here:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/aethernet%20stamps

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ARTIST STAMPS FROM MERREMINDE/ 'Save the Seals' by Eric Whollem/ CINDERELLA ENVIRONMENTAL STAMPS/ Faux postage from the micronation of Merreminde

Save the Seals

Merreminde

2009

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

Seal Stamps From Merreminde

Merreminde is a fantasy mermaid land on the continent of Amphora.

It is a member of the Amphoran Postal Union. The currency of

Merreminde is the 'Shell,' the realm being based upon the aquatic

metaphor.

Keep posted for other stamps from Merreminde, as from time to

time they will appear on this blog--also viewable on Picasa Web

Albums.

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View my complete gallery on Picasa Web Albums on this link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/earthpaint/ArtBlogEricWhollem#

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'SAVE THE SEALS; Mermaid Conservation Effort'/ Artist stamps by Eric Whollem/ FAUX POSTAGE from the micronation of MERREMINDE/ Mermaid digital art/ CINDERELLA ENVIRONMENTAL STAMPS

Save the Seals

Merreminde

2009

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

View my posts on the topic of Clean Water for the Planet on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/clean%20water%20for%20the%20planet

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'SAVE SAVE THE SEAL SEALS'/ A cinderella stamp with selvage labels/ FAUX POSTAGE FROM MERREMINDE/ An artistamp editon by Eric Whollem/ MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION

Save the Seals

Merreminde Post Offices

2009

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

SAVE 'SAVE THE SEAL' SEALS

Many stamp collectors have an interest in the labels that

appear in the margins of sheets of stamps. These labels

are a form of 'cinderella,' which is a non-postal stamp.

However this sheet of stamps, being from the fantasy country

of Merreminde, is a cinderella stamp edition. Thus the labels

in these cinderella's margins are 'cinderella cinderellas.'

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To clarify the matter of Cinderella stamps check out Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_stamps

And to view more of my stamps from the mermaid micronation of Merreminde:

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

CLEAN WATER FOR THE PLANET

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SAVE THE SEALS STAMPS/ A sheet of twelve ARTISTAMPS promoting seal conservation efforts/ FAUX POSTAGE FROM THE MERMAID MICRONATION OF MERREMINDE/ Cinderella stamps by Eric Whollem

Save the Seals

Merreminde Post Offices

2009

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

A Sheet of Stamps Promoting the Protection of Marine Mammals

The Merreminde Postal Administration has issued these stamps

to advance the cause of the seals, who are afflicted with diminished

food resources, acidic water, and particulate plastic debris, all of

which are harmful to sea life.

Insofar as these are a 'cyberstamp' edition, they exist only on

computer file as of the moment. A cyberstamp, as I use the term,

is a stamp that exists only in cyberspace. This is common with

many artistamps.

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For a look at Artistamps check out this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistamps

And to view my posts that deal with Clean Water For the Planet try this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/clean%20water%20for%20the%20planet

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A MYTHOPOETIC SCULPTURE/ 'Figure With a Bowl' by Eric Whollem/ Oxides on white earthenware clay/ CONTEMPORARY FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE

Figure With a Bowl

2007

by Eric Whollem

oxdides on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

A Mythopoetic Sculptural Fantasy

This is a work of modern sculpture that engages the viewer

in a novel style which nonetheless is reminiscent of the art of

ethnic peoples. It is a modern piece, utilizing cermic oxides

for pigmentation.

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To view more posts that relate to Mythopoeia see this link:

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

See more CERAMIC SCULPTURES:

https://picasaweb.google.com/earthpaint/FigurativeCeramicSculpture#

SHRINE OF THE GODDESS OF SEA SERPENTS

by Eric Whollem

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Mythopoetic art; mythographic art; ceramic sculpture.

FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'Goddess in a White Shrine' by Eric Whollem/ Oxides on white earthenware clay/ GODDESS ART/ Mythographic Sculpture

  

Goddess in a White Shrine

2007

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Goddess in a White Shrine

2007

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

To access my posts about Mythographic Art check out this link:

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

 

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Mythographic art.

THE BEAN SIDHE/ The Story of the Banshee/ The orgins of the term 'fairy'/ THE PERIS OF PERSIA AND THE FENIAN MIGRATIONS/ Ceramic Goddess Sculpture/ Copper carbonate on white earthenware clay/ A MYTHOGRAPHIC STUDY OF CELTIC ART AND CULTURE

Bean Sidhe

2007

by Eric Whollem

copper carbonate on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

The Irish Legend of the Bean Sidhe

The Banshee, well known from folklore, is referred to in the Gaelic

language of the Irish as the Bean Sidhe. The term Bean means 'Goddess'

and the expression 'Sidhe,' pronounced 'Shee,' refers to those elemental

beings who are sometimes considered 'fairyfolk.' The term 'fairy' is said

by some Celtic scholars not to apply to ancient Irish folklore. However,

some speculate--on phonetic similarities--that insofar as 'fir' means 'man'

in Gaelic, a 'fir sidhe,' may have been original roots from which 'fairy'

sprang. Usually the fairies have been associated more with British legend,

according to some students of mythology, who advance the preeminence

of the leprecaun with respect to the Irish. The concept of the 'wee people'

did not arise until Shakespeare's time, with the advent of the popular

Midsummer's Night's Dream.

However, we will see below a presentation of ideas that may give us

other etymological roots for the term 'fairy' and reasonably

demonstrate that the fairies are indeed related to Celtic legend.

ELVES, FAIRIES & GIANTS

In the lore of old Europe, beings such as the elves and fairies were

said originally to be about the size of normal humanity.

There are, however many myths that deal with the Giants. These were

called the Aesir in Scandinavia. The original Irish giants were the Fomors.

The Titans were the race of giants in ancient Greece. While in Persia

there were tales of the Ocean Devs, huge sea giants from the Sea of

Vourukasha.

THE PERIS: THE ORIGINAL FAIRIES

The Persians called their fairies Peris. And insofar as Persia is the

motherland of the Indoeuropean peoples, the Peri seems to me to be

the original lexeme from which the word 'fairy' seems to have arisen.

The Celts of Ireland have historical roots in Persia. The Fenian Migration

began in Persia, where one Fenius Farsa lead a group of peoples to new

lands. Farsa means Parsee, or Persian. Fenius was a Scythian, from

that group of  Central Asian tribespeople whose art recalls the coiled

and intertwined arts of the Celts of Europe.

The Fenians travelled to Phoenicia, Egypt, Carthage and Spain before

embarking on a sea journey to the north countries. Spain is called

Iberia; and one old name for Ireland is Iberiu.

It seems to me that the term fairy as is used by modern Celtic and

British people could in fact be derived from the Persian 'Peri.'  To

augment this argument, the Persians have a legend of the Peri

Mergiana, whose name means Sea Wisdom. She may have been

mythically transformed into the Morrigan, or Sea Queen, of Celtic

legend.

There is room to speculate that Morrigan was a Bean Sidhe, as she

is said to have appeared in the form of ravens on the battlefields

after a war to take the souls of the departed to the Otherworld.

The Banshee's wail is considered to be the mourning cry of those

sidhe whose function it is to transport the departed souls to Emania,

the Celtic Heavenworld.

CELTIC CERAMIC TRADITIONS

My sculpture exhibited on this post blends Celtic stylization with

Hellenic art, and is thus a syncretic mythographic work of art for our

modern times. The feet placed together at the base are found in many

Greek sculptures of the Kore. The Greeks colonized Ireland at one

time. . .the Milesian migration of many centuries ago.

The Irish had a tradtion of ceramic masks, but these are now lost,

having been thrown into lakes after the time of St. Patrick, when

the pre-Christian arts of Ireland were placed in disrepute in keeping

with the new wave of spiritual teachings.

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See my posts on Mythographic Art on this link:

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

This link will take you to my posts on Celtic Myth:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/celtic%20myth

BELOW IS MY VIDEO

ABOUT THE VOYAGES OF ST. BRENDAN

AND THE LORE OF

 MANANAAN MCLER

FROM IRISH MYTHOLOGY

ERIC WHOLLEM                                

View what Wikipedia has to say about Fairies on this link:

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

Take a look at my posts on Fairies here:

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

SOME OF MY FAIRY

ART INVOLVES

FANTASY STAMPS FROM

IMAGINARY FAIRY LANDS

GROVE OF THE NAIAD

faux postage stamp

by Eric Whollem

To access my post about the Fairyland of Persia see:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/2010/02/peri-figurative-ceramic-fairy-sculpture.html

BELOW IS A VIDEO

FEATURING MY

CERAMIC ART

ERIC WHOLLEM                                

For my posts on Ceramic Sculpture see:

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

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Ceramic sculpture, Goddess art. Mythology; mythographic art.

FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ A Concise Definition of Mythographic Art/ A Discussion of the terms 'primitive,' 'neoprimitive,' 'faux-naif,' and 'autochtonous' as they might be used in application to modern art/ Copper carbonate and oxides on white earthenware clay/ A CERAMIC FIGURINE by Eric Whollem

The Scribe of Kells

                                                                             2006

by Eric Whollem

copper carbonate and oxides on white

earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Mythographic Sculpture

A DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS 'PRIMITVE,' 'NEOPRIMITIVE,' 'FAUX-NAIF' & 'AUTOCHTHONOUS' AS THEY MIGHT BE USED IN APPLICATION TO MODERN ART

Mythography is the science of mythology. It's practitioners are

a type of ethnographer or anthropologist. There have been many

terms and labels applied to the work of artists who have incorporated

ethnic materials into their art.  Not all of these designations are completely

satisfactory. For example, the term 'neoprimitive' rings false because the

expression 'primitive' is now passe in anthropology and archaeology,

as it is perjorative to cultures outside the range of modern society.

                  A video of my ceramic sculptures.

It has been demonstrated seen that so-called 'primitive' peoples are in

fact quite sophisticated. Logically 'neoprimitive' should be just as

unsatisfactory as 'primitive;' so the use of both these terms is, in my

opinion, not entirely appropriate for a proper description of a work

of art.

FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'Devotional Figure' by Eric Whollem/ METAPHYSICAL ART/ Oxides on white earthenware clay/ A ceramic figurine from the twenty-first century

Devotional Figure

2007

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

A Figure in Prayer

This sculpture reflects devotional sentiment. Many of my

sculptures are metaphysical. And the shrines that I create

are used by many people to generate sanctity in their homes.

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View my online image archive of CERAMIC SCULPTURE:

https://picasaweb.google.com/earthpaint/FigurativeCeramicSculpture#

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

GRAY SEATED GODDESS

by Eric Whollem

THE VIDEO BELOW

SHOWS MORE OF MY CERAMIC SCULPTURES

AS FEATURED ON SOME OF MY

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS

STAMPS FROM AMPHORA by Eric Whollem             

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Ceramic sculpture; spirituality; metaphysical art.

A METAPHYSICAL ARTIST STAMP/ 'Portal of the Seasky' by Eric Whollem/ The lore of the 'seasky' from mythology/ A cinderella CYBERSTAMP from Amphora, the Continent of the Future/ FAUX POSTAGE MYTHOPOETIC MERMAID ART

Portal of the Seasky

Amphora

2010

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Seasky in World Folklore

The legends of the world about in mystic interfusions of the

elements of nature. The concept of the Sea Sky stems back at

least as far as ancient Sumeria, where astrologers of old conceived

the starry sky of night to be a great ocean.

A MERMAID CINDERELLA STAMP/ 'Portal of the Seasky' by Eric Whollem/ A CYBERSTAMP FROM AMPHORA/ A faux postage artist stamp

Portal of the Seasky

Amphora

2010

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

To read my posts about mermaids see this link:

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

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MERMAID ARTIST STAMPS/ 'Portal of the Seasky' by Eric Whollem/ A block of four faux postage stamps from a sheet of nine stamps from Amphora/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART/ From the micronational offices of Cinderella Printing House Ltd.

Portal of the Seasky

Amphora

2010

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

For a view of my collection of stamps from Amphora see this link:

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

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MYTHOGRAPHIC SCULPTURE/ 'Shrine of the Goddess' by Eric Whollem/ A figurative ceramic sculpture/ Oxides and found earth pigments on white earthenware clay/ The Guardian Dogs of the Goddess

Shrine of the Goddess

2006

by Eric Whollem

found ochre and oxides on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

The Role of the Dog as Guardian of the Hearth

In Eastern Europe the old matriarchal cultures were met with

an invasion of raiders from the steppes of Asia. The household

dog arose as a protector of the farms and homesteads. Eisler's

book, 'The Chalice and the Blade,' is famous for presenting this

forgotten part of history.

Thus one sees images of Artemis, the Greek Goddess of the hunt

protected by dogs at her side.

My sculpture celebrates the role of the dog as the Guardian.

MYTHOGRAPHIC ART

Mythographic art, as I conceive it, is art that utilizes the elements

of myth in a creative way. It is a synonym for 'mythopoeia.'

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

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

See also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythography

For an informative article on Artemis see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis

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Ceramic sculpture; goddess; mythology; mythopoeia; mythographic art.

'SEATED CANINE'/ A figurative ceramic sculpture by Eric Whollem/ Oxides on white earthenware clay

Seated Canine

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white eartthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

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Ceramic sculpture; mythographic art.

PORTAL OF THE SEAKY/ A strip of three cyberstamps demonstrating digital serial art techniques/ MERMAID FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ Cinderella artist stamps from the micronation of Amphora

Portal of the Seasky

Amphora

2010

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

Saturation Varieties in the Digital Medium

These artist stamps demonstrate the wide variations possible in

digital art. They are examples of 'digital serial art.' My faux postage

stamp art provides a good focus for this sort of artistic pursuit.

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See more of my serial art images on this link:

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

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PORTAL OF THE SEASKY/ A sheet of nine faux postage stamps from Amphora/ DIGITAL SERIAL ART/ A cyberstamp cinderella edition by Eric Whollem/ MERMAID ART

Portal of the Seasky

Amphora

2010

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

A Short Overview of the Stamps of Amphora

Amphora is styled as 'The Continent of the Future.'  In the year 2000

I issued various stamp books with stamps from Amphora. One was

entitled 'The Mermaids of Amphora.'  It featured ceramic Goddess

sculptures that I created in the 1990's. This book was followed with

a humorous stamp book showing my ceramic seahorse sculptures.

This latter book was called 'The Seahorses of Amphora.'

DIGITAL SERIAL ART

The sheet above, entitled 'The Portal of the Seasky,' displays a series

of digital variations on a recent drawing.

'Serial art' is defined as any sort of art, painting, sculpture, or photography,

etc. that renders an image in multiples, usually with color or textural variations.

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To view more of my stamps from Amphora see this link:

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

For more about serial art see:

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

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

FIGURATIVE CERAMIC/ GODDESS SCULPTURE/ 'Shrine of Bird Woman' by Eric Whollem/ MYTHOGRAPHIC SCULPTURE/oxides and found earth pigments on white earthenware and terracotta/ MYTHOLOGICAL CERAMIC ART

            

           

        Shrine of Bird Woman

         2006

         by Eric Whollem

         oxides and found earth on white earthenware

        and terracotta

                     Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

To view my posts on the topic of the Goddess AND BIRD WOMAN see this link:

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

A video about Goddess Sculpture, 2011            

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FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'The Sea King' by Eric Whollem/ Oxides and coppercarbonate on white clay/ MYTHOLOGY/ Neoprimitive Art From Twenty-first Century California

The Sea King

2007

by Eric Whollem

oxides and copper carbonate on white earthenware clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

See more of my thoughts on Mermaids AND MERMEN on this link:

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

Those of you intersted in Mythology might enjoy my posts on that topic:

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

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FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'Seated Figure' by Eric Whollem/ Oxides on white clay/ EARTHENWARE POTTERY/ Neoprimitive Sculpture

Seated Figure

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white clay

Photo copyright by the artist

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

To view more of my posts about Ceramic Sculpture see this link:

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

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