Art Blog/Eric Whollem

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

VISIONARY ART PHOTO STAMPS/ 'Pixific Petunias'/ A Cyberstamp from Fairyland/ DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY/ 'Saving Our Pollinators'/ A single stamp from a sheet of six cinderellas

Pixific Petunias

Fairyland

2010

by Eric Whollem

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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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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

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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ARTIST POSTER STAMP/ A cyberstamp cinderella/ CERAMIC GODDESS SCULPTURE/ 'Festival of the Goddess'/ DIGITAL ART/ Selvage typology

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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Monday, August 2, 2010

ARTIST POSTER STAMP/ Digital Saturation/ 'Horse and Rider'/ CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ A cyberstamp cinderella

An Artist Stamp

Artist Stamps are a popular genre of graphic design on the internet

today. They also go by a variety of other names: Artistamps, Postoids,

Cinderella Stamps, etc.

See:

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

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ARTIST POSTER STAMPS/ Ceramic Sculpture Bas Relief/ DIGITAL SATURATION/ Cyberstamp Selvage Typology/ 'Rabbit Man of the Sea'/ CINDERELLA ART STAMPS

A Poster Stamp Digitally Modified in Tint and Saturation

This stamp is a 'poster' or advertisement for Art Blog/Eric Whollem. The

word 'STAMPS' in the selvage also fortuitously celebrates the artist's

favored genre of graphic design.

BELOW IS A VIDEO

SHOWING A SET OF FAUX POSTER STAMPS

FROM THE FANTASY COUNTRY OF

UNDINIA

ERIC WHOLLEM

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

THE LEGEND OF SYRINX/ A faux postage stamp by Eric Whollem/ CYBERSTAMPS/ Fairy art from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ GREEK MYTHOLOGY/ Nymphs, Fates, Fairies, & the Fata Morgana

Syrinx

Republika Urissakzillia

by Eric Whollem

Urissakzillia Celebrates Greek Mythology With a Stamp of Syrinx, Nymph of the Reeds

The nymphs of Greek myth could well be considered a sort of fairy.

The term fairy itself is one that has numerous connotations. The term

fairy seems to stem from the Greek 'Fates.' In later legends from the

north of Europe, lore of the Fata Morgana arose. These were the

oracular spirits of the marshes.

The tale of Syrinx deals with the reeds that became the flute of Pan.

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For more about the Fates see:

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

Also:

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fata_Morgana_(mirage)

Readers interested in my Faux Postage Stamps should see:

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

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URISSAKZILLIAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ Syrinx/ Fourth sheet in a series of minisheets of faux postage stamps from the micronation of Urissakzillia/ CYBERSTAMPS/ Digital Serial Art/ Digital Fauvism/ FAIRY ART/ With notes on the art of Arthur Hacker and the music of Debussy

A Nymph From Greek Mythology
NOTES ON THE TALE OF SYRINX

Back in the 1970's I wrote a song for dulcimer entitled 'Syrinx

Rising From the Swamp.'

                                                              Syrinx
                                                 Republika Urissakzillia
                                                        by Eric Whollem
                                                                                       copyright by the artist

The legend of Syrinx has appealed to numerous artists over the

years. Debussy is among them, who celebrated her in his composition

dedicated to Pan's flute.

ARTHUR HACKER'S SYRINX

The painter Arthur Hacker painted an image of Syrinx that recalls to a degree the image

I have created above, insofar as Hacker's Syrinx has one arm draped, and the other bare.

See:

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

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URISSAKZILLIAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ Syrinx, an Arcadian Hamadryad: Greek Mythology/ FAIRY ART/ Serial Digital Art/ Minisheet C001/ CYBERSTAMPS/

Syrinx

Republika Urissakzillia

by Eric Whollem

A Hamadryad of Arcadia, Syrinx

For an interesting article about Syrinx, from the standpoint of Greek Mythology, see:

http://www.Theoi.com/Nymphe/NympheSyrinx.html

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URISSAKZILLIAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ Syrinx/ A minisheet of four faux postage stamps/ CYBERSTAMPS/ Fairy Art/ SERIAL DIGITAL FAUVIST ART

Syrinx

Republika Urissakzillia

by Eric Whollem

Syrinx

The Syrinx is the name given to the pan pipes played by Pan.

Syrinx was a chaste nymph who was pursued by Pan, whose

transformation into reeds is well known from Greek mythology.

See:

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

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URISSAKZILLIAN CINDERELLA STAMPS/ Syrinx/ A sheet of four CYBERSTAMPS from the fairy micronation of Urissakzillia/ SERIAL DIGITAL ART

Syrinx

Republika Urissakzillia

2010

by Eric Whollem

A Miniature Sheet of Four One Thaler Stamps

The monetary system of the micronation of Urissakzillia is based

upon the Thaler, which etymologically relates to the 'Dollar' as

expressed in the English language.

The Urissakzillian Thaler is broken down into 100 Kroniks.

For an outline of the history of the Thaler, a coin in general use historically in Europe see:

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

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Friday, July 30, 2010

ARTIST POSTER STAMPS/ A sheet of six CYBERSTAMP ceramic art editions/ CERAMIC SCULPTURES BY ERIC WHOLLEM/ Featuring in many cases pigments made from raw natural earths gathered in nature by the artist/ GODDESS ART/ 'Horse and Rider;' 'Rabbit Man of the Sea';' 'Shrine of the Goddess of Sea Serpents,' etc.

Sheet of Six Poster Stamps

by Eric Whollem

2010

Poster Stamps For Today

NEW DESIGNS BY ERIC WHOLLEM

Poster stamps are not a forgotten art form. As long as there

are graphic artists and as long as there are stamps, we will see

poster stamps. The classic or 'vintage' editions in this genre are highly

sought by collectors.

See some examples of vintage poster stamps on this site:

http://www.rowinghistory.net/Collecting/poster_stamps.htm

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ARTIST POSTER STAMPS/ Figurative Ceramic Goddess Sculpture/ 'Moera' by Eric Whollem/ Selvage Typology of a CYBERSTAMP

A Poster Stamp for the Twenty-First Century

Although the classic period of poster stamps is over, the

digital medium of today provides the artist with the means

to create numerous color and textural variations for his

designs.

The late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a vast

array of brilliant graphic design in the stamp medium--

especially in the genre of poster stamps.

SELVAGE AND WINGS

Selvage is one general name for the margins of a stamp

sheet. Some collectors pay attention to selvage typologies,

and collect stamps with 'wings.'

'Wings' is a philatelic term for such selvage when left in

conjunction with a stamp.

For an interesting article on the classic poster stamps of yesteryear see:

http://www.posterstampcc.org/

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ARTIST POSTER STAMPS/ Ceramic Sculpture by Eric Whollem/ 'Goddess of the Sea Serpents'/ OXIDES ON WHITE CLAY/ Figurative Ceramic Sculpture/ CINDERELLA Artist STAMPS

Copyright by the artist 2010

A Poster Stamp Advertizing Eric Whollem's Ceramic Sculptures

This stamp is from a miniature sheet of poster stamps that

were designed to promote Art Blog/Eric Whollem.

For more about poster stamps see this interesting website:

http://www.posterstamps.org.uk/posterstamps.html

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ARTIST POSTER STAMPS/ Ceramic Goddess Sculpture/ CINDERELLA PRINTING HOUSE LTD/ 'Moera' by Eric Whollem, terracotta ceramic sculpture painted with paints made from raw natural earths from Northern California/ NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONS OF EARTH PAINT/ a CYBERSTAMP selvage typology

Poster Stamps for Art Blog/Eric Whollem

The 'Poster Stamp' is a specialized genre of cinderella stamp.

It is not by any means a form of 'faux postage,' but a practical

form of stamp that fills an authentic role in the physical world:

an advertisement for the artist.

The sculpture depicted in the image above was painted with

natural earth paints that I made myself from earth pigments

gathered in nature. In this I have followed the ancient traditions

of mankind. . . using mineral colors.

I was greatly influenced in this manufacture of natural paints

by my interaction with the Concow Maidu Indians of Northern

California. This group of Native Americans has utilized earth

pigments for body paint for many centuries.

The modern Maidu artist, Frank Day, is well known for his

use of earth paints to make his own contemporary visionary

paintings depicting aspects of Maidu culture.

Not only have I used my own earth paints to create my own

paintings, but also to colorize my ceramic sculptures, as in the

case of 'Moera,' seen on the poster stamp shown here.

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For a description of the POSTER STAMP on Wikipedia see:

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

BIRD WOMAN ARTIST POSTER STAMP

by Eric Whollem

This link will take you to my own POSTER STAMP CONCEPTS:

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

POSTER STAMP FOR ART BLOG/ERIC WHOLLEM

by Eric Whollem

A faux poster stamp video.

To access my posts of CERAMIC SCULPTURES see:

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

Ceramic sculpture video.

Ceramic sculpture stamp video.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

FAIRYLAND MAIL ART POSTCARD/ A cinderella postcard from the Etheric Postal Services of the micronation of Fairyland/ DIGITAL ART/ A faux postage postal stationery item based on the Brittanic model

Postcard

Fairyland Etheric Postal Services

2009

by Eric Whollem

Greetings From Fairyland

This postal stationery item is based upon my studies of postcards

utilized by the British. The phrase 'THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE

WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE' is found on such material.

For a bit more on postal stationery see:
http://www.postalstationery.org.uk/

Also:
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_stationery

FAIRYLAND FAUX POSTAGE/ 'Little Leaf'/ A stamp from a minisheet of four CYBERSTAMPS/ Digital Art/ FAIRY ART

Little Leaf

Fairyland Etheric Postal Service

2009

by Eric Whollem

A Cyberstamp From the Etheric Postal Service of Fairyland

There are many artists and writers who have utilized the name

'Fairyland,' and as such one can see that it is a popular designation.

One cannot copyright such a general idea. So each of us has had his

or her interpretation.

Atlantis is another land which has seen quite a few cinderella stamps,

each rendered in different styles, in accordance with the taste and

imagination of their respective creators.

Little Leaf

Fairyland

2009

by Eric Whollem

Fairy Stamps by Eric Whollem

This small sheet of stamps was designed in 2009, but I decided to

issue it in Cyberstamp format here in 2010. Cyberstamps, by one

definintion, are artistamps that exist not on paper, but only on

computer file.

If there arose public interest in obtaining gummed and perforated

editions of these or any other Cyberstamps shown on this blog, I

might print a few if the time seemed right.

Email me if interested in my stamps, or have any questions regarding

my art in general.

earthpaint@gmail.com (Please use your normal email server).

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FAIRY ART POSTER STAMPS/ 'Faery Hill'/THE CAULDRONS OF THE SIDHE FOLK: AND A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF ANCIENT GODDESS LORE; REINCARNATION THEORY AMONG THE CELTIC PEOPLES; LORE OF THE 'RATHS,' OR FAIRY HILLS; WITH COMMENTS ON THE ORIGIN OF THE CONCEPT OF THE 'WEE FOLK' AMONG THE BRITONS/ A miniature sheet of six faux postage CYBERSTAMPS from the micronation of Fairyland/ ETHERIC POSTAL SERVICES/ An edtion of Cinderella Printing House Ltd./ SERIAL DIGITAL ART by Eric Whollem

Faery Hill

Fairyland Etheric Postal Services

2010

by Eric Whollem

Faery Hills in Folklore

The lore of fairies in Ireland concerns the Fir Sidhe and the

Bean Sidhe, the gods and goddesses of the land. These originally

were not considered to be 'wee folk' at all, but to be beings seen

the size of humankind.

Their homes were said to be in lakes or in hills. The hills of the

Sidhe (pronounced 'Shee') were called 'raths' in the old language.

FAIRY ART POSTER STAMPS/ 'Faery Hill'/ FAIRYLAND ETHERIC FAUX POSTAGE/ a cinderella CYBERSTAMP by Eric Whollem

Faery Hill

Fairyland Post Office

2010

by Eric Whollem

The Stamps of Fairyland
A MICRONATION BY ERIC WHOLLEM

This is my first published cyberstamp from Fairyland, a realm
for which I have been Postmaster General since the first issues
in DOS System Print Master Program typeface. These were in limted
editons in black on various colored paper stock. This was back in 1999,
at the inception of my Artist Stamps.

These were later reissued in full color from manually rendered
proof sheets, which were then printed on a Canon Laser Printer,
gummed with homemade stamp gum, and perforated by manual
die cutter--in signed edtions of 100.

With so many stamps to create and share with the world, the many
hundreds of my early issues have not yet been viewed online.

This stamp from the Cantharidian Isle is a recent issue from a fairy
kingdom that exists on an ephemeral island off the Scottish coast.
Cantharidia is the isle of my Muse.

FAY OF THE ARROYO

Cantharidian Postal Service

2011

by Eric Whollem

Below is a sample of my virtual poster stamps, a fantasy creation for
the Angelica Sea Salt Works in the mermaid micronation of Undinia

ANGELICA SEA SALT

2011

by Eric Whollem

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For an article that deals with the subject of 'fairyland' I recommend:

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

See more of my posts of POSTER STAMP concepts on this link:

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

VIEW MY ANGELICA SEA SALT POSTER STAMP VIDEO:

See my posts of FAIRY ART on this link:

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

A FAIRYLAND STAMP VIDEO BY ERIC WHOLLEM:

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