I'm somewhat stunned by just how much work is required to complete this project and I am anxious to be finished with the publishing stage of things, but it cannot be pushed beyond it's natural flow. I supposed that if I had more funds to work with, we could hire more people to work on it, but I'm not really set up yet to be distracted by trying to supervise other operations. As it is, I need to set up the book binding in a more productive fashion. I'm looking at manufacturing from a new perspective and if things work out the way I hope, the Hand-Stitched binding will become viable with the changes in the production line.
I'm working on the Gallery Exhibition of the Artwork for the Storybook Collection. This panel setup needs to be finished to accommodate a presentation of the material. I've decided to use wall paper to cover the panels. You can see from this one panel (in the front) that staining the panel looks rather mediocre. I wanted to apply cork to the panels, but the cost is prohibitive, more so because for that cost, I can't achieve the effect I want. But, after putting wall paper in my kitchen, I find that the old barn wood design I used works very well on these exhibition panels. So I will be looking into other wallpaper designs.
On another front; I have been thinking about the sound-stage. I can't set that up so soon. I have a number of vehicles that need to be completed and parked inside Building Four for the winter. I will need to secure another facility in order to remove machinery from the space (which I want to set up as the sound stage). So there will be a delay, until I find a solution, or finish putting those vehicles back together. It's a drag, but working on "The Gnomes of New Hope" has distracted me from other things that have needed tending. Now it's getting out of hand and I need to shift my attention to other things, as soon as it is possible. That being said, I would like to pass off certain Gnome projects, so I can be free to address other matters.
That's all for now. AG
