'Angelica Sea Salt POSTER STAMPS by Eric Whollem'/ A digital mermaid art video/ CINDERELLA STAMPS/ Virtual Stamps by Eric Whollem

Angelica Sea Salt Poster Stamp

UNDINIA

2011

by Eric Whollem

a virtual stamp

Virtual Fantasy Poster Stamps

Cinderella stamps include numerous genres of stamps. A

cinderella stamp is, of course, any non-postage stamp.

Poster stamps are stamps that advertize products or events.

The period of classsical poster stamps was the 19th and

early 20th century.

'The Sea Mirror'

Angelica Sea Salt Poster Stamp

UNDINIA

2011

by Eric Whollem

a virtual stamp

The stamps in this blog post are fantasy or faux poster stamps

that I created for my mermaid micronation of Undinia.

Angelica Sea Salt Poster Stamp

UNDINIA

2011

by Eric Whollem

a virtual stamp

In addition, these stamps are virtual stamps, or stamps that exist

only as computer files. Some refer to this type of stamp as a cyberstamp.

Angelica Sea Salt Poster Stamp

UNDINIA

2011

by Eric Whollem

a virtual stamp

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See my posts about POSTER STAMPS on this link:

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

See more about UNDINIAN STAMPS on these posts:

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

See my complete collection of recent Undinian mermaid poster stamps on this video:

                                                                                                                                                  'Angelica Sea Salt POSTER STAMPS'

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'GODDESSES' 1992/ A mixed media drawing by Eric Whollem/ Contemporary figurative abstraction

Goddesses

1992

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

9" x 6"

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

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See more posts on the topic of the GODDESS on this link:

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

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FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'Gnomes' by Eric Whollem, 2003/ Ceramic figurines colorized with copper carbonate and oxides

Gnomes

2003

by Eric Whollem

copper carbonate and oxides

on white clay

7" and 4.5"

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Photo by M. Spielmann

This photograph  interprets my ceramic figurines against

a granite boulder in the Yosemite area of California. Gnomes

naturally would attempt to blend in with the mineral environment.

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The video below presents a selection of my CERAMIC FIGURINES on fantasy postage stamps:

Video by Eric Whollem                               

                                 

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'NEREID' by Eric Whollem/ A contemporary ceramic mermaid sculpture

Nereid

2003

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white clay with

flax cord and beads

5" x 8"

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Photo by M. Spielmann

The video below contains information about the Nereids:

                         Atlantean fantasy stamps by Eric Whollem.

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See more posts on the NEREIDS below:

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

More posts about CERAMIC SCULPTURE:

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

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CERAMIC WALLPIECE/ 'Polychrome Fish' by Eric Whollem, 2003/ Contemporary Figurative Ceramic Sculpture

Polychrome Fish

2003

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white clay

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Photo by M. Spielmann

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Readers interested in my CERAMIC SCULPTURE may wish to view these posts:

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

Ceramic sculpture on stamps/video.                         

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HORSE AND RIDER/ A figurative ceramic sculpture by Eric Whollem, 2003/ Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture/ ARCHETYPES

Horse and  Rider

2003

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white clay

with leather cord and beads

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Photo by M. Spielmann

The horse and rider motif is a an ancient archetype that is widespread

across Europe and the Mediterranean. The horse in this sculpture is small,

not unlike ponies used in Tibet. Horses, of course, are not found in the

ceramics of Mexico and South America before the Spanish and other

Europeans settled there.

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See more posts of my CERAMIC SCULPTURE on this link:

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

Ceramic Sculpture video.    

Readers may find of interest some of my other posts on ARCHETYPES:

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

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FAIRYLAND FAUX POSTAGE/ 'The Naiad' by Eric Whollem/ Virtual Artistamps/ Including a video entitled 'FAIRY STAMPS The Naiad by Eric Whollem'/ Fairy micronation stamps

The Naiad

FAIRYLAND POST

2011

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Fairyland Post

2011 

A video of my Naiad fairy stamps.                                                                                                              

The Naiad

FAIRYLAND POST

2011

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Naiad

FAIRYLAND POST

2011

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Naiad

FAIRYLAND POST

2011

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

The Naiad

FAIRYLAND POST

2011

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

See my posts of FAIRYLAND STAMPS:

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

See more posts about FAIRIES:

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

Read more about NAIADS:

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

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'Faux Postage Stamps from GONDWANALAND by Eric Whollem'/ An artistamp video/ CINDERELLA STAMPS BY ERIC WHOLLEM

Gwog First Postmaster of Gondwanaland

GONDWANALAND

2001

by Eric Whollem

Copyright by the artist

The Stamps of Gondwanaland

Below you can view my recent Youtube video of my fantasy

stamps from the lost continent of Gondwanaland.

Gondwanaland stamp video.

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See my previous post about GONDWANALAND on this link:

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

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FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION/ 'The Old One' by Eric Whollem, 1984/ Contemporary art, based on autochthonous pictographic art

The Old One

1984

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

See more ART on these posts:

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

Figurative Abstractions video.                              

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FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM/ 'The Plant Devas' by Eric Whollem 1984/ Contemporary Figurative Abstraction/ NOTES ON THE FINDHORN MOVEMENT & FAIRIES

The Plant Devas

1984

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

9" x 6'

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

Plant Devas

The term 'plant devas' became popularized in the 1970's when

the Findhorn movement from Scotland was set in the public eye.

A plant deva is said to be a nature spirit, which guides the growth

of vegetation. It is a fairy. The word 'deva' is Sanskrit, and properly

means 'god,' the plural 'devi' meaning 'goddess.'

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See more of my ART on these posts:

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Whimsical Abstractions Video.                             

See more of my art that relates to the topic of FAIRIES on these posts:

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

Metaphysical Art

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WHIMSICAL IDEOGRAMS/ 'Characters With Tonal Polarities' by Eric Whollem 1983/ A color drawing based on Asian shamanic calligraphy and prehistoric California pictographs

Characters With Tonal Polarities

1983

by Eric Whollem

India ink and gouache on paper

9" X 6"

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

This drawing represents my studies of calligraphic art.

Both Asian shamanic calligraphy and California rock art

stylizations are reflected in the images above.

The references to tonal polarities, of course, indicates the

ideology of Yin and Yang found in Chinese calligraphy.

The author Lazlo Lageza, a Hungarian, wrote an interesting

book some time ago on Taoist and Confucian shamanic

drawings traditional in China: 'Tao Magic.'

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See more of my DRAWINGS on these posts:

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

A video about pictographic art.                    

See my posts on SHAMANISM:

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

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CERAMIC GODDESS SCULPTURE/ 'The Shrine of Uma Devi' by Eric Whollem, 2003/ Figurative Ceramic Sculpture

The Shrine of Uma Devi

2003

by Eric Whollem

oxides and earth pigments in polymer emulsion 

on white clay with lichen

Private Collection

photo by M. Spielmann

This sculptural assemblage incorporates natural objects

such as lichen. The clay is high grog content Laguna

sculpture mix.

Uma Devi is a Hindu Goddess. I have taken the artistic

liberty of incorporating her in a shrine with guardian dogs.

The dog is a traditional helper of the Goddess in eastern

European culture, which is linked linguistically through

Lithuanian dialect to the Sanskrit.

Artemis, the Greek Goddess, is typically depicted with

dogs. Marija Gimbutas and other feminist authors relate

that the household dog, as protector of the hearth, became

idealized as a sacred adjunct to the Goddess.

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See more posts on the GODDESS on these links:

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

Ceramic sculpture video.                                  

See more of my posts about my CERAMIC SCULPTURE:

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

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAIN

ceramic sculpture

by Eric Whollem

                                 

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FIGURATIVE CERAMIC SCULPTURE/ 'Reclining Mermaid' by Eric Whollem, 2003/ Oxides on white clay

Reclining Mermaid

2003

by Eric Whollem

oxides on white clay

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Photo by M. Spielmann

MERMAID SCULPTURE

This sculpture is a roughly textured work, executed in

white clay with a high grog content. The stylized rounded

'fish' eyes are found in the mermaid and merman oriented clay

arts of ancient Mesopotamia, where such aquatic divinities

as Ea, Derceto, Nammu, Tihamat, and Anu, etc. were

worshipped.

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See my posts on the topic of MERMAIDS on this link:

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

A ceramic sculpture video.                                      

See more CERAMIC SCULPTURE on these posts:

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

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PICTOGRAPHIC EXPRESSIONISM/ 'Dreams of Love' by Eric Whollem 1984/ A painting based on pictographic rock art stylization

Dreams of Love

1984

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

See my posts on FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/figurative%20expressionism

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Whimsical Figurative Pictographs/ 'The Dog of the Cross' by Eric Whollem

Dog of the Cross

1984

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

This painting portrays Chris, a dog who had a cross shape on his forehead,

a pet of my friend, Doug Mallory.

See my posts of FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTIONS on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/figurative%20abstraction

Whimsical abstractions video.                          

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THE SWAN BOAT/ A figurative sculpture by Eric Whollem/ OXIDES ON TERRACOTTA/ Ceramic Boat Sculpture/ A mythopoetic archetype

The Swan Boat

2003

by Eric Whollem

oxides on terracotta

PRIVATE COLLECTION

photo by M. Spielmann

THE SWAN BOAT

Historically the 'Swan Boat' concept has been with us for a long

time. There is a tradition in European ceramics of clay boats.

The Swan Boat represents the flight of the soul in the afterlife.

It is a symbol of immortality.

The Swan Boat concept appeared in Wagner's opera Lohengrin,

wherein the knight Lohengrin utilizes the swan boat on his search

for the Grail.

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Readers interested in more of my posts of CERAMIC SCULPTURE should see:

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

Ceramic sculpture video.                                  

See my previous post of a CERAMIC BOAT SCULPTURE on this link:

   http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/2010/11/ceramic-boat-sculpture-ancient.html 

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MYTHOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTION/ 'The Hero' by Eric Whollem/ A figurative mixed media painting

The Hero

1998

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST

Copyright by the artist

For an interesting account of the lore of the HERO as a demigod and a protagonist see:

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

See more posts on FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION on this link:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/figurative%20abstraction

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