Paperworks Studio is always impressive to us, with its multiple missions of recycling materials like denim, plants, and even coffee beans to make
hand-made cards created by artists with special needs or disabilities. It's hard to imagine a way in which it could get more awesome, unless it was to get bigger and reach more people.
Luckily, that's just what's happening in a recent expansion by the Goodwill-supported nonprofit in Traverse City. Local business Paper and Presents, which has specialized in custom invitations and other specialty paper goods, has been bought by Paperworks Studio.
The new addition includes equipment and software that will allow artists to emboss, die-cut, and print on even more specialty papers, enabling the studio to do more work in-house and expand its custom card offerings, especially into wedding invitations.
That's important with other recent expansion news, including large orders from companies like Whole Foods, and the plans Paperworks Studio has for a new storefront at its Aero Park Drive location in Traverse City.
Paper and Presents owner Cynthia Russell has officially retired with the purchase, but will be volunteering her time with Paperworks now instead, heading up its expansion into the wedding and invitation business.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Paperworks Studio
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