"She Loves LOST - Get Her a Polar Bear!"

My family and friends know it a sure-fire WIN 

to give me something LOST-related

at Christmas, my birthday, Mother's Day, etc.

Polar bears have been a popular choice.

I purchased my first "Dharma" polar bear

about three years ago. 

Seymour

You can read about him here:

http://amazingexgirlfriend.blogspot.com/2010/04/seymour-dharma-bear.html

I also purchased a 1:9 scale polar bear to accompany 

LOST Mego Figures in their assorted adventures.

I participated in a Geeky Gift Exchange during Christmas 2011.

My gift was this adorable hand-crocheted polar bear, 

complete with Dharma Collar.

just look at that face!

This past Christmas, a Webkinz polar bear

magically appeared in my stocking.

(Santa is slipping - no Dharma collar!)

My most recent polar bear is actually a hat

with built-in mittens. Sawyer (the cat) loves to

swat at the polar bear paws, continuing

to prove that Sawyer and polar bears do not get along.

Here is my polar bear hat, modeled by 

Buster, my life-sized sock monkey.

The other polar bear items in my collection 

can be seen here:

polar bears

LOST Prop - Carved Wooden Dish

I've previously posted about

some of the LOST background props 

and set dressing items I've purchased.

Another of the items is a carved wooden plate.

 

I haven't been able to determine the episode/location

that the plate appeared as yet. 

I honestly have tried to watch LOST to locate my prop collection, 

but always get caught up in the story. And that's that.

The plate came with a Certificate of Authenticity

but it is packed away and I am too lazy to go digging. 

Maybe later.

I made a conscious effort to buy items that I could display

throughout my house. The plate is currently

displayed on one end of the TV console cabinet

in my LOST room.

TV Guide 60th Anniversary Issue: Collector Cover - LOST

There were 6 Collector Covers available of the

TV Guide 60th Anniversary issue,

each one representing a decade.

I Love Lucy - The 1950's

Star Trek - The 1960's

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The 1970's

The Bill Cosby Show - The 1980's

The Simpsons - The 1990's

LOST - The 2000's

A centerfold poster in the issue

included all 6 covers.

A little information insert about LOST appears
on the back of the centerfold poster.

I've often said that the LOST community

are some of the most generous and caring people 

you'll ever meet.

Case in point - I went to FIFTEEN

stores trying to locate the 

Matthew Fox cover of the issue with no success.

 My friend @Tess315 saw my whiny

tweet about my failure and offered to send the issue to me!

She had located one! Awesome! 

Something about the cover photo nagged at me...

(other than the profusion of Matthew Fox's now non-existent

chest hair)

The I realized why the photo seemed so familiar...

It appeared on the February 5, 2005 

cover of TV Guide!

That issue featured six LOST Collector covers.

I posted about them here:

http://amazingexgirlfriend.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-guide-covers-special-edition-collect.html

I have diligently collected and saved
every issue of TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly
featuring a LOST cover.
(or even article, for that matter)
I am something of a "complete-ist",
so I am very grateful to Teresa
for making it possible to add the most recent LOST
cover to my collection.

Video Business Magazine - June 27, 2005

This issue of Video Business Magazine

heralds the release of the LOST Season 1 DVDs.

A two page ad appears inside the front cover.

There is a small article as well.

And here's another look at my Season One DVDs, including

the cast autographed sleeve:

LOST Season One DVDs

LOST Tote Bag

I recently added this very cool

LOST Tote Bag to my collection. 

I had never seen this version of a 

LOST tote before, although

the same LOST island logo 

appears on the LOST

messenger bag seen here:

http://amazingexgirlfriend.blogspot.com/2009/10/baggage-claim.html

Closeup:

Sawyer - The LOST Kitty

Sawyer joined my household a little under a year ago.

He was a "LOST" kitty, apparently abandoned when

his owner moved away.  He really adopted me.

He showed up one day and never left.

Sawyer is a Maine Coon cat.

He quickly challenged McKiever 

for household dominance.

McKiever probably would have been named after

a LOST character as well, but he joined my household

pre-LOST. HOWEVER he does have a Scottish name.....

Coincidence, considering my love of Desmond?

I think not, Mr. Eko!

FATE.

"Fly Oceanic Airlines" by Nate Duval

There's been another addition to my 

LOST art collection!

My most recent acquisition is by Nate Duval.

The print is titled 

"Fly Oceanic Airlines"

and was part of the Product Placement

exhibit at Gallery 1988.

The print measures 18" x 24"

and was limited to 150 copies.

My copy is #121/150

Nate Duval is also the artist of "The Barracks",
the 13th print released in
The LOST Underground Art Project.

My print is #216/300.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Pierre Chang

Pierre Chang

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5 inch size.

It is done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

The card is numbered 1/1 and signed by

Augustin Iglesias on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: John Locke

John Locke

(This card is one of my favorites!)

The card is standard 3.5" x 2.5" size.

It is done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

The card is numbered 1/1 and is signed by

Augustin Iglesias on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Frank Lapidus

Frank Lapidus

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size.

It is done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

The card is numbered 1/1 and signed

by Augustin Iglesias on the back.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Ethan

Ethan

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size.

It is done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

The card is numbered 1/1 and signed by 

Augustin Iglesias on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Charles Widmore

Charles Widmore

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size.

It is done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

The card is numbered 1/1 and signed

by Augustin Iglesias on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Ana Lucia

Ana Lucia

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size.

It is done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock

and signed by Augustin Iglesias on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Walt

Waaaaaaaaaalt!

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size,

and done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

It is numbered 1/1 and signed by Augustin Iglesias

on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Michael

Michael

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size,

and done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

It is numbered 1/1 and signed by Augustin Iglesias

on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Shannon

 Shannon

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size,

and done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

It is numbered 1/1 and signed by Augustin Iglesias

on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Boone

This card was drawn by request.

Poor Boone, gone too soon.

(...didn't mean for that to rhyme. I'm NOT that cheesy.)

The card is standard 2.5" x 3.5" size,

and done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

It is numbered 1/1 and signed by Augustin Iglesias

on the back of the card.

Original ACEO card by ArtGUS: Charlie

Another of the original ArtGUS ACEO portrait cards

that I acquired.....

Charlie

It is standard 3.5" x 2.5" size, done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

It is numbered 1/1 and signed by the artist, Augustin Iglesias 

on the back of the card.

Original ACEO Card by ArtGUS: Claire

I collected the LOST Investment Series 

of Limited Edition cards

by Augustin Iglesias aka ArtGUS.

The first of three posts about the cards

can be read here:

ArtGUS - Part 1

Mr. Iglesias later began releasing original, 

one-of-a-kind portraits of LOST characters.

And I went CRAZY, buying as many

as I could afford.

The portraits are standard ACEO size,

2.5" x 3.5" and done in graphite on 140 lb. card stock.

Claire

The back of the card is numbered 1/1 

and signed by the artist.

Holy Grail

I began collecting LOST Trading Cards 

from Inkworks as soon as they were released. 

My Season 1 set, Revelations and Season 2 sets

are complete, including variations, dealer case incentives,

and promo cards.

But I was lacking one final card in the 

Inkworks LOST Season 3 set.

It was the Holy Grail for me: the autographed

propworks card containing a piece of Oceanic 815

and signed by Greg Grunberg.

Rarer trading cards can be very pricey. 

The quest is to find the elusive card at the right price. 

I've spent over $100 on an individual card, but

prices on the autographed propworks card

were well over $200, closer to $250 for several

years after the set was released....

too much!

I finally found the card for the right price

and made it my Christmas gift to myself.

As with all of my prop, wardrobe/costume, autograph

and ACEO cards, the card has been placed

in a screw-down holder. I have made a 

substantial investment in my collection

and want to be sure that the cards are properly

protected. The screw-down holders ensure

archival storage.

Rittenhouse Archives began producing 

LOST Trading cards after Inkworks went out of business.

There are three Rittenhouse LOST Trading card sets

that I am currently trying to complete:

LOST Seasons 1-5

LOST Archives

LOST Relics

 I am lacking about 10 cards

to complete all three sets.

The quest coninues!

"Rousseau's Transmission" by Dan McCarthy

"Rousseau's Transmission" by Dan McCarthy 

was the ninth print released in the

LOST Underground Art Project, Series I

aka DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com

It's taken me FOREVER to have it framed,

(I forgot about it in the flat file- yeah I know, DUMMY ME)

but the results are spectacular and I am thrilled!

My print is #118/300.