GODDESS SCULPTURE/ Figurative Ceramic Amulets by Eric Whollem/ MYTHOGRAPHIC ART/ The Archetype of the Birthing Goddesses

Birthing Goddess

2010

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

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The Birthing Goddess Concept

A Goddess sculpture which depicts the female form in fashion

where she is seen to be bent at an angle is an ancient tradition

of Goddess iconography. Such Goddess images are referred to

as 'birthing Goddesses.'

Very frequently one finds that Goddess forms were utilized to

help with fertility in many ancient cultures.

Golden Goddess

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

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Figurative Ceramic Amulets 

APPROACHES TO CERAMIC SCULPTURE

The amulets seen on this post are selected as examples of

figurative abstraction. My approach has been to give my

ceramic miniatures a rough hewn appearance.

I began with stone carving as a sculptor, prior to my involvement

in ceramics. This has lead to a 'carved'  texturology in my clay

works.

White Goddess

2005

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

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Ceramic Goddess Amulets

by Eric Whollem

Cephalus II

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

Archetypes in Clay

Goddess Iconography

Seated Birthing Figure

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

Red Goddess

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

Green Goddess

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Collection of the artist

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Readers may want to view my link to CERAMIC AMULETS:

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

My general posts of CERAMIC SCULPTURE may be found here:

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

BELOW IS A VIDEO THAT

SHOWS SOME  OF MY

SEAHORSE CERAMIC AMULETS

AND WALLPIECES

INTRERPRETED ON FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS

ERIC WHOLLEM                               

My posts about the GODDESS may be accessed here:

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

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

GODDESS FIGURINES

earth paints on ceramic clay

by Eric Whollem

Those interested in MYTHOGRAPHIC ART should view this link:

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

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THE MIDNIGHT MERMAID/ A faux postage stamp from the Jessamine Isle/ Cinderella cyberstamps by Eric Whollem/ SELKIE ART

The Midnight Mermaid

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

The Midnight Mermaid

The above stamp is from a sheet of four cyberstamps that

I created for the Jessamine Isle. The Jessamine Isle is a

mermaid micronation in Oceanos. It is a realm of Selkies.

My muse is the inspiration for the Midnight Mermaid; she

was named thus for her love of swimming under the moon

and stars.

More mermaid stamps. A video by Eric Whollem, 2011

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Readers interested in the stamps of the JESSAMINE ISLE should view this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/jessamine%20isle

BELOW ARE A
FEW IMAGES
OF STAMPS
FROM
THE JESSAMINE ISLE 

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

My general posts about MERMAIDS can be found here:

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

For more of my STAMPS see:

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

For information on MICRONATIONS check out:

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

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ARTIST STAMPS

Artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps,

fantasy stamps, faux postage,

mail art, micronation stamps

virtual stamps; digitial art.

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FAIRY FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS FROM THE JESSAMINE ISLE/ Cinderella stamps by Eric Whollem/ 'Saving Our Pollinators'/ A definitive issue for the Jessamine Isle Sea Post/ A CYBERSTAMP EDITION

The Butterfly Fairy Maiden

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Saving Our Pollinators

Stamps from the Jessamine Isle

The Butterfly Fairy Maiden

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

The Butterfly Fairy Maiden

By Eric Whollem

The Butterfly Fairy Maiden

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Stamps of the Jessamine Isle

2010

The Butterfly Fairy Maiden

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

The Butterfly Fairy Maiden

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

See more stamps from the JESSAMINE ISLE on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/jessamine%20isle

A JESSAMINE ISLE

STAMP VIDEO

MAKARI AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE MERMAIDS    

My posts that deal with the subject of FAIRIES can be accessed here:

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

My posts of FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS can be found here:

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

The stamp videos below may be of interest:

Fairyland Fantasy Stamp Video.                          

Mermaid Fantasy Stamps.                                 

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Save the Seals Stamp Video.                      

ARTIST STAMPS

Artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps,

fantasy stamps, faux postage,

mail art, micronation stamps,

virtual stamps; digital art.

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BIRD WOMAN/ Goddess Archetypes in Clay/ Ceramic Goddess Sculptures by Eric Whollem/ MYTHOGRAPHIC CERAMIC AMULETS

Pink and Green Bird Woman

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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Goddess Archetypes in Clay

This blog post displays another selection of my ceramic amulets.

I have chosen a few of my Bird Woman archetypes, showing a range

of approaches to the theme.

A common unifying feature of traditional Bird Woman sculptures from

ancient eastern Europe, is a largish 'nose' or beak, often rendered in

a rounded, 'lumpish' form.

Many of the ancient depictions of Bird Women were anthropomorphic,

showing human traits, mixed with avian symbolic forms.

Red Crested Bird Woman

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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Clay Goddess Pendants

by Eric Whollem

Gray Bird Woman Mask

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on terracotta

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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The Slant Eyed Goddesses of Ancient Europe

The amulet above is an example of my slant eyed Goddess forms. Slanted

eyes are very common in traditional Bird Women sculptures of antiquity.

The meaning of the slanted eyes is not determined with any absolute

certainty. One might speculate on Asiatic influences at work, insofar as

the steppes of Eastern Europe are known for being taversed by nomadic

peoples of Mongolian ancestry.

We have Marija Gimbutas, the famous anthropologist, to thank for her

studies of the Goddess, as her works are a treasure trove of information

on this heretofore neglected subject.

 Bird Goddess

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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Sculptural Variations on the Theme of Bird Woman

by Eric Whollem

Slant Eyed Bird Woman

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on terracotta

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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Bird Fetish

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Red Bird

2006

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white earthenware clay

PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

An Artistically Ambiguous Ceramic Sculpture

THE VENUS OF WOLLENDORF THEME

The above amulet in interesting as one can read it in two ways:

as the head of 'Bird' or as a stylized anthropomorphic Goddess,

loosely related formally to the famous Venus of Wollendorf.

In the second reading as delineated above the eyes of 'Bird' can

be read as the breasts of the Great Mother, while Bird's beak

could be read as the tapering legs of the Goddess. One will note

that a set of indentations on the lateral sides of the top of this

figurine can be read as the eyes of the anthropomorphic figure.

(The larger indentation beneath the eyes just mentioned is the

aperture for the cord of the amulet.)

CERAMIC SCULPTURE VIDEO

                                   A video by Eric Whollem, 2011

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Readers interested in my posts on the GODDESS should view this link:

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

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAIN

by Eric Whollem

More images of my CERAMIC AMULETS can be accessed here:

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

My posts that deal with the subject of ARCHETYPES are found on this link:

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

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MYTHOGRAPHIC ART

Anthropology

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MERMAID FANTASY STAMPS/ The Alchemy of Jasmine: Notes on Homeopathic Perfumery and the Aromatherapeutic Speculations of Roland Hunt/ 'Repose of the Seamaid' by Eric Whollem/ A cyberstamp from The Jessamine Isle/ FAUX POSTAGE

Repose of the Seamaid

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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Mermaid Faux Postage Stamps

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

Eric Whollem

Repose of the Seamaid

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

The Alchemy of Jasmine

NOTES ON HOMEOPATHIC PERFUMERY

Roland Hunt's book, 'Fragrant and Radiant Healing Symphony,'

is a well written study of the mystic properties of perfume, taken

from an alchemical angle. Hunt was a pioneer in aromatherapy.

His book was first published in 1937.

Hunt's hypothesis is that perfumes exist in octaves that correspond

to musical notes. He also develops the idea that colors exist in these

same octaves.

Each perfume, color and tone exist in higher and lower octaves as

well.

According to Hunt, jasmine  corresponds to the color Yellow; he

places jasmine alongside of Citron in the position of three octaves

above middle C, in the key of E. This would make jasmine a slightly

greenish yellow.

Jasmine, a very potent perfume, has long been traditonally regarded

as a major basenote in incense and perfumery. Many olfactory

concoctions begin with jasmine, and build from there into an

orchestration of aroma. In India jasmine is called Mogra.

JESSAMINE

The word 'Jessamine' is an old fashioned English rendering of the word

jasmine. The stamps seen here are, of course, creations of my own literary

imagination.

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Readers may wish to view more stamps from THE JESSAMINE ISLE on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/jessamine%20isle


BELOW ARE A VARIETY OF MY
MERMAID FANTASY STAMPS
(Copyright by the artist)

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

My general posts of MERMAID ART can be accessed here:

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

THE STAMPS BELOW
ARE FANTASY
ENVIRONMENTALIST
STAMPS


SAVE THE SEALS STAMPS                     


My posts that deal with ALCHEMY can be found on this link:
http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/alchemy

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ARTIST STAMPS

Artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps,

fantasy stamps, faux postage,

mail art, micronation stamps,

virtual stamps; digital art.

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FAUX POSTAGE FROM THE JESSAMINE ISLE/ Mermaid Cinderella Stamps by Eric Whollem/ 'The Queen of the Starfish'/ Micronational Fantasy Cyberstamps

Queen of the Starfish

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

The Jessamine Isle

2010

Queen of the Starfish

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Faux Postage Mermaid Stamps

by Eric Whollem

Queen of the Starfish

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

Queen of the Starfish

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

The Queen of the Starfish

The Jessamine Isle is a fantasy mermaid micronation that exists

in Oceanos. The Queen of the Starfish is the ruler of the Jessamine

Isle.

The word 'jessamine' is an old fashioned English spelling for the

word 'jasmine.'

These sheets of faux postage stamps are more good examples of

digital serial art. See my links below to view more of my serial

art imagery from this blog.

Queen of the Starfish

THE JESSAMINE ISLE

2010

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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Readers interested in my posts of ARTIST STAMPS should view this link:

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

STAMPS FROM THE JESSAMINE ISLE

ARE FEATURED ON THIS VIDEO

MAKARI AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE MERMAIDS    

 

Those interested in my posts about MERMAIDS should check out:

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

This link will take you to my digital SERIAL ART imagery:

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

ARTIST STAMPS

Artistamps, cinderella stamps, cyberstamps,

fantasy stamps, faux postage,

mail art, micronation stamps.

Digital art; serial art; Goddess.

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