PORT Macquarie's Mike Peereboom, in his capacity as a school chaplain, often encourages students to pursue their passions and use their gifts for good.
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Mr Peereboom followed that line of thinking when he established a small business, YHWH Clothing, selling T-shirts emblazoned with his art.
The idea followed a visit to Cambodia and a chance meeting with a representative from the social enterprise Justees.
Justees is a Cambodian project in which young men, who have kicked their drug habit, work for a fair wage while continuing their schooling.
T-shirts are made under fair trade conditions by a small sewing cooperative called Sosabbaai.
The young men at Justees are paid a fair wage to print the shirts.
"I was really interested because I love art, and learning how their business is using screen printing to make a positive impact motivated me to try to put some stuff together so I could make an order," Mr Peereboom said.
Fast forward and Mr Peereboom has placed his second order, and while there hasn't been a whole lot of profit in between, the early signs are encouraging.
"I will always draw but this is an application where I see there is a lot of good that can come from it," he said.
The art blends pop culture with Christian symbolism.
Go to yhwhclothing.bigcartel.com/ for more information.