LOST ACEO Cards by ArtGUS - Part 1

I recently purchased the

LOST Investment Series 

of ACEO cards by Spanish Artist 

Augustin Iglesias aka

ArtGUS.

ArtGUS's LOST portraits illustrated

Pearson Moore's Book

LOST Identity.

The cards are limited editions of 15

and are signed by ArtGUS on the back.

I was winning bidder on each card in

individual auctions on eBay.

I'll post each card in order of its

appearance in the book.

Introduction:
Kate - The Young Woman

My card is #2/15 

Chapter 1 

Vincent - The Agent

The Vincent card has not come up
in a listing as yet, but you can be sure
I will snatch it up as soon as it does.

Chapter 2 

Rose - The Believer

My card is #1/15 

Chapter 3
Kate - The Candidate

My card is #2/15 

Chapter 5

Juliet - The Chameleon

I did purchase a Juliet card,

but sent it as a gift to a friend.

I'll replace it when another comes up for auction. 

***UPDATE***

Card now acquired!

My card is #5/15.

Chapter 6

Richard - The Consigliere

My card is #2/15 

Chapter 6 

Sawyer - The Flower

My card is #3/15

Chapter 7
The Four Pointed Star

This chapter is not illustrated with
one of ArtGUS's portraits.

Chapter 8

Ben - The Leader 

My card is #2/15

Chapter 9
The Man In Black

 My card is #3/15

Chapter 10
Jacob - The Man in White

My card is #3/15 

LOST Season 5 Production Design - The Incident

As I have mentioned in previous posts, 

I purchased several of the Season 5 production

design and artwork pieces from the

individual who purchased Lot #914 

in the LOST auction.

Each came with a copy of the original 

Certificate of Authenticity.

Production Design - The Incident

 Closeup - "Juliet Falls"

Closeup - "Truss Breaks" after "J" falls.

There are notations for camera placements.

on screen realization:
(almost too painful to watch-
I am a puddle of tears.)

LOST Limited Edition Artist Print by Matt Busch

I came across this FANTASTIC print

during one of my daily searches on eBay for

LOST treasures.

Matt Busch is the artist.  I did a Google search

to determine if he had a website or online store

as I'd rather purchase directly from the artist 

rather than some random goof.

I found his store and emailed him,

requesting that he sign the print.

And he did! (just above "LOST")

The print currently hangs in my office.

LOST by Matt Busch is still available in his store:

http://mattbuschstore.com/products-page/art-prints/lost-limited-edition-artist-print/

Pierre Chang Custom Autograph Card

The seventh and final card

in the set features Pierre Chang

in all his Dharma Initiative glory.

I wonder how many labcoats have been 

customized since"Marvin Candle's" 

appearance in the Orientation Tape seen

in Season 2? I am guilty......

Pierre Chang had almost as many aliases

as Kate Austen!

Francois Chau signed the card.

Man in Black Custom Autograph Card

The sixth card in the set of

custom autograph cards that I won

is Man In Black/Smoke Monster.

The image on the card is split,

with photos of both personas.

Titus Welliver signed the card.

Leslie Arzt Custom Autograph Card

I won a set of seven custom autograph cards in 

an auction raising money for

The Ending Cancer in Our Generation Foundation

as mentioned in previous posts.

The fifth card in the set is

signed by Daniel Roebuck.

Now I Can Make My Own Kind of Music!

.....if I knew how to play the guitar.

This set of four Dharma guitar picks 

was a gift from my son.

They glow in the dark!

Blast Door Map

OMG! I really own this!

I cannot describe how thrilled I was to win

one of the Blast Door Maps

offered the the Cancer Gets LOST auction!!!

The closeup photos are from the Cancer Gets LOST 

auction listing because

1. I am crappy photographer and

these photos are better than any I could take.

2. My framer picked up the map within an hour of it 

being delivered, so I forgot to take closeup pics.

 My enthusiasm has it's disadvantages...

(photo used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

The map was created, donated and signed by Zack Grobler, 

the production designer of LOST. You can read more about him here:

http://amazingexgirlfriend.blogspot.com/2010/06/vilcek-foundation-celebrates-lost-zack.html

The map was designed in collaboration with the 

writers of LOST.  An interesting fact was revealed 

during the Cancer Gets LOST webcast:

the physics equations on the map are accurate 

and contributed by Zack's wife, Kristina.

The print includes both the

original Swan Hatch Blast Door Map

concept sketch inset in upper right hand corner....

(photo used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

.....and the final rendering.

(photo used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

The map is numbered, signed by Zack Grobler, and

dated in the lower right hand corner.

My print is #5/5.

(photo used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

My framer, Henry Franks is AWESOME.

He returned the framed Blast Door Map

to me the next day!

The Blast Door Map

now hangs adjacent to Kevin Tong's

"The Hatch" in my LOST room.

I am so honored and proud

to include The Blast Door Map

in my LOST collection.

Season 5 Design Plans - Widmore's Office

I purchased several of the LOST Season 5

production and design plans from the individual

who purchased LOT #914 in the LOST Auction.

There were over 280 pieces in the lot.

A copy of the original Certificate of Authenticity

was included with each of the design

pages I bought.

One of the production design sheets I purchased

was the plan for Charles Widmore's office

in the Season 5 episode "Jughead".

Plans:

Note: the design itself is drawn on a sheet

of thin tissue-like paper 

and taped on the corners to a

large sheet of white paper.

on screen realization:

(Desmond! YAY!)

LOST Raft

I can honestly say that I never imagined

that my collection would include an actual LOST raft!

I purchased the 2-person raft in an eBay auction.

The seller won it in a promotional giveaway by abc.

It was kept packed away until it was offered

in the eBay listing.

I haven't inflated it as yet since I'm really

not sure where or how to display it.

But the best guess is that I will eventually 

suspend it from the ceiling in my LOST room.

It is seriously AWESOME!

John Locke Custom Autograph Card

A John Locke card was included in the set

of seven custom autograph cards

 that I won in an auction supporting

The Ending Cancer in Our Generation Foundation.

Terry O'Quinn signed the card.

Carlton Cuse Custom Autograph Card

As noted in the previous post, I won a set

of seven custom autographed cards in an 

auction raising money for 

The Ending Cancer in Our Generation Foundation.

Carlton Cuse signed one of the cards.

It is a double dose of awesome to add fantastic

items to my LOST collection AND 

contribute to a worthy cause.

Ben Linus Custom Autograph Cards

I bid on and won a set of seven custom LOST

autographed cards in an auction raising money for 

The Ending Cancer in Our Generation Foundation.

Two of the cards in the set are Ben Linus and are 

signed by Sterling Beaumon and Michael. Emerson.

The cards measure 4" x 6" with custom

LOST bamboo borders and feature both 

The Numbers and the Oceanic Airlines logo.

LOST Text Adventure Tshirt by zort70

zort70/Ian Knight designed another recent

addition to my LOST TShirt wardrobe.

The shirt is done in a retro computer text

style, before existence of computer graphics.

VERY cool.

Autographed Season 6 DVD - signed by Damon Lindelof

I was totally surprised and dumbfounded

to receive this Season 6 DVD signed

by Damon Lindelof.

It arrived from Cancer Gets LOST

in the same package as the Season 3 Soundtrack.

(signed by Michael Giacchino from previous post)

I contacted Jo Garfein to thank her

and was told that it was a thank you 

for my donations to the auction.

AWESOME DHARMA KARMA!

Autographed Season 3 Soundtrack - signed by Michael Giacchino

The title pretty much says it all....

EXCEPT FOR HOW FRIGGIN' AWESOME

it is to have this in my collection!

I bid on and won the LOST Season 3 Soundtrack

donated by and SIGNED by

Michael Giacchino

in the Cancer Gets LOST auction.

(screencap used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

I already own all of the LOST Soundtracks

and play them regularly,

but this CD will be displayed in a place of honor.

Really, I bought it for the article....

Really I did.

I am not a usual purchaser or reader of Playboy 

but was compelled to buy the May 2010 issue

for the Matthew Fox interview.

There are many surprising revelations in this very

candid interview. It is one of the most revealing interviews 

with Matthew Fox that I have ever read.

I scanned each of the pages below.  

I did search for the entire interview online,

but could only find excerpts.

 You can click on each picture to enlarge it for easier reading.

Note: You might have to download each page and 

enlarge in your photo viewing program to get readable sizing..

Apollo Bar & Grill Tshirt by zort70

zort70/Ian Knight is a friend AND
a designer of awesome Tshirts.

He created the Apollo Bar & Grill

shirt as part of the fund raising efforts for 

Cancer Gets LOST.

I actually purchased two of the shirts with

the intention of making one into a pillow

for my LOST room.

Zort70 has created many fantastic 

LOST themed shirts & merchandise 

that can be purchased in his

CafePress & RedBubble stores:

http://www.cafepress.com/zort70/7817017

http://www.redbubble.com/people/zort70/collections/142107-lost

"When did I do that? Why did I scratch you?" by drMikey

I recently participated in the 

Cancer Gets LOST Auction.

One of the items that I bid on and won

is this custom painting

by drMikey aka Mike Stanton.

The painting is titled

"When did I do that? Why did I scratch you?"

and features Claire.

(screencap used with the permission of Cancer Gets LOST)

The painting is numbered #4/5 

and measures 16" x 20".

It came with a Certificate of Authenticity.

This is the seventh painting of

drMikey's 

"Harmonic Resonance Project"

that I am fortunate enough to own.

The other six paintings include Jin & Sun,

Jack, Sawyer, Boone & Shannon.

The image is also included in 

"I Will Always Be LOST, 

I Will Never Be LOST Again".

The painting of Claire is currently

hanging in my office. She has been

reunited with her half-brother.

An Anniversary - of sorts anyway

Tomorrow marks the three year anniversary 

of my first post on this blog.

But, except for two posts requesting LOSTie involvement 

for Cancer Gets LOST,

I haven't posted anything for almost a year.

The past twelve months presented me

with several extreme challenges 

and the loss of loved ones.

I was ill-equipped to deal with most of it

so denial and isolation

became my closest companions.

And LOST.

Always LOST.

Time and perspective have eased the grief and despair

so - I'm back.

My collection is ever expanding

and I continue to surround myself at home and at work

with LOST art and memorabilia.

I will be sharing the new additions to my collection

in the coming weeks and months.

There are some awesome additions!!!

Note:

I only just discovered that a lot

of LOSTies have visited both this blog

and My Journey Through The LOST Encyclopedia

I was updating earlier posts and

saw on Google overview that there

have been over 93,000 page views

combined between both blogs.

JUST WOW! 

Even if it was only one person visiting 93,000

times, I am grateful that someone was

interested in my version of Show and Tell.

Thanks. :)

LOST Art - "I Remember" and "It Worked"

A few copies of these AMAZING prints by Jason Shorr,

commissioned especially for the Cancer Gets LOST event

are still available! 

They are both a limited edition of 23 and are $42 each. 

Contact Jared Wong at cancergetslost@gmail.com

if you would like to purchase.  The money will go to defraying the 

massive auction shipping costs that Jo & Jared 

paid out of their own pockets.

(Shipping totaled over $5K - insane that such amazing 

and generous people had to shoulder that sort of expense. 

See my previous post if you'd like to 

contribute without purchasing the prints.)

The prints, "It Worked" and "I Remember" are stunning 

and will be a fantastic addition to any LOST fan's collection. 

Both prints measure 13" x 19". 

I can't wait for mine to arrive...

it's like being a two year old waiting for Santa. 

I requested #4/23 of both prints. 

                                                                          

Jared also designed an awesome poster for Cancer Gets LOST.

"Jacob Loves You" is numbered and signed 

by Jared.

Copies are still available!!!

(Yep, I reserved #4 of this one too!)

Contact Jared if you'd like to add Jacob Loves You 

to your collection as well.

Charity Begins...and ends...with LOSTies

I want to congratulate the forces behind Cancer Gets LOST, 

Jo Garfein and Jared Wong.

They have worked tirelessly and selflessly, sacrificing time, 

effort and considerable personal financial expense 

to raise money for the National Brain Tumor Society

 through the Cancer Gets LOST webcast, event in Los Angeles and auction.

I am proud to have been both an auction contributor

 and winning bidder on several fantastic items.

But I am also concerned. 

I read a post of the Cancer Gets LOST site yesterday.

I learned that the shipping budget Jo and Jared earmarked 

for the shipping inclusive items will be dedicated instead to 

paying the performance fee to the site hosting the auction. 

100% of the money raised goes to the National Brain Tumor Society.

It is fantastic and amazing that the auction raised 4 -5 times

 the amount expected. But I cannot stand by knowing that 

Jo and Jared's generosity will end up costing them even more financially.

So I am asking those of us who won shipping inclusive items

to donate at least a part of the shipping expense to a Paypal

account I set up yesterday for Jo and Jared.

They are the only people with access to the account.

This is completely voluntary. It was my idea.

And I had to cajole, wheedle and whine to get permission

to use the email address and set up account.

Jo and Jared would never consider

asking you to help defray the shipping costs. But I know how

generous and caring LOSTies are and know you will

want to help. PLEASE donate what you can.

Consider the size and shape of the auction items you won and 

contribute accordingly. 

An item that will fit in a flat rate USPS envelope

costs $5.25 to mail and so on.

The Paypal email address associated with the fund is

jared@cancergetslost.org.

Please select the "gift to family/friends" option for sending

money to avoid a Paypal fee being debited from the account.

I would appreciate as many tweets, Facebook posts, link-backs

as possible to get the word out.  Jo and Jared will begin shipping

the auction items within the next few weeks and it would 

be wonderful if they didn't have to dip into their own wallets

to cover the expense.

Thank you and Namaste.