No one we know prints T-shirts as creative as Happy Does, his T-shirts stand out in a pop up shops filled with many printed T-shirts from many artists and business people, you can spot happy's work from far. Maybe this comes from the fact that Happy started drawing T-shirts before he did screen printing, he says he used to draw many T-shirts for his friends and soccer teams from his township would come to him to draw their jerseys and write names, after drawing many T-shirts he was recognized by an old man from Katlehong and the man offered Happy free lessons on how to do screen printing. At first happy thought that it is unnecessary for him to learn screen printing but changed his mind when he realized that he can print at a much quicker rate with a screen than with a hand and so he decided to go learn screen printing and started printing with screen since then.
BESIDES BUSINESS, Happy ALSO
CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY TEACHING THE YOUNG ONES HOW TO DO PRINTING AND HE ALSO HOSTS WORKSHOPS AT THE KATLEHONG LIBRARY TO TEACH FELLOW YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN the ART and BUSINESS OF SCREENING. This is helpful for him since he is able to get more customers from the parents of the young ones he teach.
The challenges he faces in his business include marketing the business and finding the right staff that is interested in the art of screen printing, as such he can not process high quantity orders.His advice to those who would like to open a business is be patient, a business does not become a success over night you must put all you have in growing your business and remember to always pray because prayer brings breakthroughs.
Contact: For T-shirts Happy can be contacted on 079-132-4005. Facebook: Happy Drawedick or email:OldVellage1431@gmail.com.
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