IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO WRITE THIS ONE. JUST BACK FROM LA FOR THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART OPENING, AND HONESTLY — FIVE YEARS OF SKETCHES, SAMPLES, AND GOLD PURITY DIDN'T PREPARE ME FOR HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO ACTUALLY STAND IN THE MUSEUM RETAIL STORE.  SPLENDID DOESN'T QUITE COVER IT.

PICKING FIVE OBJECTS OUT OF FIVE YEARS OF WORK IS LIKE PICKING A FAVOURITE CHILD, EXCEPT THE CHILDREN ARE PORCELAIN AND ONE OF THEM IS SOLID GOLD.

THE COUNTDOWN:

1. R2-D2 HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC COOKIE JAR. THE DROID YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED, NOW WITH A SECOND CAREER IN BISCUIT SECURITY. (Lucas Film)

2. LIMITED EDITION 14KT GOLD SIGNET RING. ONE EASTER EGG HIDDEN IN SOLID GOLD, FOR THE ONE FRIEND WHO WILL ACTUALLY FIND IT. (Lucas Film)

3. FRANK FRAZETTA THONGOR IN THE CITY OF MAGICIANS HOODIE. EXTRA OVERSIZED, BECAUSE A BARBARIAN THIS ICONIC WAS NEVER GOING TO FIT ON A REGULAR-SIZE HOOD. (Frank Frazetta)

4. FRIDA KAHLO TRINKET BOX. PROOF THAT A LID CAN BE A MASTERPIECE AND YOUR KEYS STILL FIT UNDERNEATH. (ARS)

5. ART IS NOT A SPORT T-SHIRT. THE ONLY JERSEY WHERE LOSING ISN'T AN OPTION, BECAUSE WINNING WAS NEVER THE POINT. (Lucas Museum of Narrative Art)

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