Studio operations

I've been busy for the last few months, refining the studio environment and constructing a new business plan, as it pertains to the operations of The Gnomes of New Hope. After having finished the bulk of the creative materials for The Gnomes of New Hope, I am refining the studio environment, so that we can enter more actively into the production process. Part of that is upgrading the building services to restore the building after it served as a rental facility. The previous tenants imposed a great deal of damage to the building, which I need to straighten out. That means rewiring the electrics & lighting, as well as, rebuilding the plumbing systems, at the very least. There are other damages which need to be corrected as well. So this is the focus of attention. In addition to that I am putting a new roof on the 2oK sq ft building. Part of that is in preparation of future solar power installations. So in addition to that work, there is also the work of setting up manufacturing capabilities for the numerous product lines. Since I have a background in manufacturing, this is easy for me, with the exception of having sufficient resources to move forward rapidly with this. Today I came up with a variation of the previous plan for a green screen, which should increase the capabilities in that regard. My plans for wood and metal working shops has changed a bit, so I'm doing some rethinking on the layout. But anyway you look at it, there is a lot to do and focusing on developing the IMS facility is the priority. As I mention in the business plan, IMS is not intending on being a service agency and all the facilities are being structured to service The Gnomes of New Hope and other properties owned by IMS. Check out the Gnomes of New Hope blog for some other thoughts on these subjects. Other areas of attention are equipment repairs and preparations to consolidate supplies and equipment that are currently stored in remote locations. And of course, there are the preparations for releasing "The Gnomes of New Hope: Zach & Zebby's Grand Adventure" to the public. Our work on illustrations needs to continue and I an rearranging the art department with the intention of beginning the work required for animations. The molds for Constable Warren are completed and I am about to construct a cradle nest that will allow reproduction of that sculpture on a ongoing basis. We are needing to sculpt the characters in a smaller edition and anticipate producing a collection of those smaller Gnomes. That leads me to mention that we have located a supplier for cloth goods and are preparing to produce a run of dolls with a special twist. I am still intending to move forward with the food products and anticipate making some molds for a few of those items. That includes a mug to go with the Gnome Gnog. So clearly many things are moving forward, mostly those items which pertain to refining the facility and our production capabilities. There is plenty to talk about, but that will have to wait. That's all for now. AG