I am rebuilding two 1961 Corvair Trucks as my work vehicles, one Rampside, for light hauling and one Corvan, for deliveries and moving equipment
In addition to converting my 1962 International Loadstar CO1600 into a mobile workshop.
2023 Arrives
The end of another year. Well, things just keep plodding along. As you may have seen on The Gnomes of New Hope blog I keep working toward finishing the Illustrated Storybook. That remains the priority because after working for nearly twenty five years to initiate this project, it simply has got to be finished.
Many things need to be done in the studio, for set up and operation, but everything must take a back seat to the publishing endeavor.m I continue to work on setting the work areas up and securing additional supplies and equipment, which will be needed to fulfill the vision of projects that are in process, but as I said, I cannot get distracted from completing the publishing endeavor and putting the Seven Book Collection into production and distribution.
There are significant advances lingering at th edge of activity with the studio. Some possible business dealing are way larger than I want them to be, given that I am nearing 70 years old, but It seems that I must take on the challenge of establishing the studio as a larger operation that will "have legs".
I have always kept activities at low key, mainly because I was focusing on development and not so much production. I had my day in production, with over 350 productions under my belt. I know full well the foibles of finding and keeping a crew together, not to mention to outlay of production expenses that occur on a continuing basis.
So, the Illustrated Storybooks are designed to build an audience and create cash flow to maintain the studio. The great expanse of production possibilities will all take place after the studio is fully funded as to it basic operating expenses. It is already funded for the low key level of operations, but that is not what I am seeking. I am seeking to refine it's facilities and equipment, cover the overhead for the long term and initiate new activity on old projects that were pushed aside for the sake of the Gnomes. Therefore The Gnomes must provide that funding, in addition to it's own production funding for other ancillary markets. I go into detail on that on IMS Management (although not fully, because that is reserved for IMS Producing Partners).
Those additional blog sites (and others) are not fully developed as to their intended purpose, but work proceeds in that regard. For now, the publishing layout takes precedence.
Once the Illustrated Storybook layout (REV 450) is published and a specific quantity inventoried, I expect I will be taking a break and spending time rebuilding my vehicle, of which I have number requiring attention. So my goal upon publishing will be to find someone to oversee in-house production, marketing and distribution. Interested parties are welcome to discuss that with me. There are any number of ways to communicate with me, which I have provided before. But image.of.the.mind.studios@gmail.com is overwhelmed with solicitations and other "mail" that is jamming things up. So you might choose another method of conveying your thoughts, or make it very clear in the subject line wht you are seeking. I am uncertain how much gets lost in the fray at this point.
I'll add more later. Happy New Year. 🥂 AG
