Dunham Studios

As everywhere, time is frozen at Dunham Studios. After our "retired" status kicked in in October, studio activities involved taking inventory, celebrating our Granddaughter's "barn" wedding and starting to set up several smaller layouts for display (and future sale). Then the Novel Corona Virus hit, John and Mike went home to self isolate and stay well and time froze. (We're well. Stay well. More later.)

On New Year's Eve, our Granddaughter Delia Ricker got married in our barn/studio with her brother Jordan officiating. Take a look at the preparations which were a family affair led by her Mom, our daughter Pamela, her friends from the Madam Secretary scenic crew and bridegroom Jake Paganakis and his Dad (also theater folk). And a couple of shots of the wonderful, beautiful wedding itself. Different than your usual view of our barn with a layout in progress, isn't it?

Here's wishing the best to all our Dunham Studios friends. May 2020 bring you happiness, love, joy and adventure. (And keep those trains running!!!) Cheers from Clarke and me.

Clarke and Fletcher and Delia and Mike and John and Mary Anne drove south to install the layout in its home in North Carolina. The layout is beautiful in itself but making it even more special are the effects created by the day/night lighting. (It doesn't hurt to have your lighting designed by a Broadway designer...Clarke being it!) Also note, which we couldn't show in the shop, the shelves for our client to display more of his collection. Take a look for yourself...and share with friends.

The end of my load-out pictures (which I'd misplaced in another camera). Cheers to Fletcher, Delia, Mike and John!

A couple of detail shots...and then load-out pix! More to follow (I think if I can find them) tomorrow. Meanwhile in real time the crew have arrived in North Carolina and are unloading the truck, setting up the layout and starting to focus the lights on the backdrops. (The focus on the layout comes after everything is in and running.)