12/14/2022
A farewell note from the studio //
Kym here. Been quiet here lately, as I’ve been wrapping my head around some big changes {it’s truly bittersweet}.
First, the bitter part: we’re closing the doors of the studio. Over the 3 years we’ve had the space, there’s been quite the evolution. Two months into our lease, the pandemic hit; our little comms agency was turned upside down as we – alongside our travel + hospitality clients – dealt with all that came with an industry falling to its knees. But we carried on – and converted Paper Road HQ into a sweet co-work spot.
And what a joy it’s been to see creatives + biz owners come together within our blush pink walls. We’ve been a home for local freelancers wanting to break out of the . They’ve become familiar faces, and dear friends. Co-workers from California, NY, Utah, Colorado, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, checked-in as they passed through The Rockies. Creative agencies + brand teams came for planning sessions. We hosted happy hours around our studio bar cart.
But after a busy summer, came the fall - and the nearing end of our lease {leading me to the sweet bit}.
I’m going to step into the world of interior design. I plan to head to school full-time next year. This means putting an end to consulting {at least as I know it now}. It’s impossible to keep the studio when Paper Road no longer needs a HQ; the numbers just aren’t there to continue co-working as a standalone biz.
Thank you to everyone who’s been a part of the journey: to the clients {some of which we’ve worked with from Day 1}, the journalists who’ve picked up our emails, responded to pitches and attended our media events- whether in swimsuits or ski boots. To our team members, contractors, content creators; the creatives we’ve closely collab’d with. To dear Kye, our Studio Host, for taking care of the studio like it’s your own.
I’ll be closely holding onto these connections and all I’ve learned from this chapter, gratefully taking it all into the next.
And I’ll end here with some words from an article that stood out to me recently:
“Shake the Etch A Sketch! Big things are happening, the sky is the limit, nothing is impossible, and there’s nothing like a clean slate.”
That's exactly where I'm at.
❤️
