paper mill in town shut down last month. more people home during the day. more noise complaints about my press running at 10am. sir, this is my job. the rhythm of the press is older than your HOA. i'm trying to be neighborly. i'm also trying to eat.
The Paper Mill Closed and the Studio Got Louder
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The Paper Mill Closed and the Studio Got Louder
The paper mill in town shut down last month. More people are home during the day. More noise complaints about my press running at 10 a.m.
Sir, this is my job. The rhythm of the press is older than your HOA.
I am trying to be neighborly. I am also trying to eat. Small-town craft work exists in tension with an economy that exported the loud jobs and kept the quiet resentment.
Handmade paper is not silent. Neither is survival. I offered studio tours to the neighbors. Two came. That is a start.
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