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Finally the start of the Christmas market.
Today is a return to normality for OorPatts and myself. The first day of face to face trading for months. 11am till 6 pm. Exchange square, Glasgow.
I’ve been busy framing and packing and signing prints and cards. I had forgotten how much work is needed to make a trading day. There’s lots of choices to make. What products to take, how many, what will my setup look like? Do I have everything I need. Sanitiser, kitchen roll, scissors, pens, water… it’s endless🤔 but has an end🤔😂
Then there’s the fun I have talking to people. Meeting old customers and new, friends and family, other stall holders. It’s just a great feeling. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a lot of hard work and there’s lots of standing in the cold, but it is well worth it. I wish I had started this earlier in my life.
I’m not carrying to many frames as they are heavy and I am…old😂😂😂 Here is an idea of what may be available and (if you buy an Unframed print) how good my art looks when it is framed.
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Finally I can get back to selling in person
Saturday the 12th of December (Next weekend if your reading this… this weekend 🤔😳😂😂) in the outside Art market in exchange square Glasgow. This has been a long time coming. I’ve missed the whole event. From getting my work ready to sell. Packing the car. Setting up the stall. Having a laugh with the customers and the other traders. I even like breaking it all down and starting the whole process all over again.
OorPatts Christmas cards… just in case you missed them…
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Christmas is coming…
These are strange times indeed… Halloween has passed and we now have Christmas to look forward to.
This will be my 3rd Christmas as a one man business. I have to say it has been a blast. I’ve met and made so many new friends during this time. The People you meet and interact with make this life. I am pleased to have met lots of customers in person. I have enjoyed the chats, the tweets and the laughs.
Since March it hasn’t been easy and I mean that for most of us. For OorPatts. The closure of the market in Glasgow where I sell face to face has meant a huge drop in income. Rishi Sunak decided not to give government support to new starts like mines. Happy to take taxes from me for the last 36 years. This has happened to 3 million individuals in the U.K.
…So. If you can. Please support any small businesses in any way you can. Buy a card, buy something bigger, Forward a Facebook post. ReTweet their twitter posts.Tell your friends. I say this for all wee businesses. We are in danger of losing vast numbers of talented people who run these businesses. If we do nothing, we will be left with only mass produced products from soulless corporations . We need to preserve the talent. Like myself many will have been burning through their savings. Many businesses have been lost.Many people have now become unemployed.
So as Christmas is coming… please give small businesses the support that the Westminster government have not given. Spend a few £’s on a card, a candle, a hand made knitted item, art, … anything. When you buy directly from small business. You get the personal touch. Your money is not funding giant corporations it’s helping pay the heating bills or clothes for the children.
A wee gallery of Prints by Patt
Christmas cards an early start…
So what a year 2020 has been so far. It started really well for my wee business. Great growth, products now in the hundreds and the next step up planned to grow into other markets. It’s not easy being a one man show but I’ve got to admit… I love it. I do everything from creating the illustrations to selling in person and dealing with the posting of orders. I work so hard that I am now on my 24 month long streak of winning OorPatts employee of the month. I know… I’m a star and I refute allegations of a fix by nobody🤔😂😂
So why so early with Christmas cards? Well… it turns Oot… i‘m no well and need a wee operation to sort Oot the madness within. I had hoped it would be sorted by now but it looks like it will be nearer November before it’s done and I will need to take a wee rest. My body is too taught for stitches, so a period of not moving will be needed… hence the early release of Christmas cards.
Anyhoo… here are some of this years Christmas cards for you to enjoy. Remember some can be personalised 😉 If your pal Betty is a bam… then we have a card for that.
Merry Christmas from OorPatts
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Christmas cards
OorPatts Glasgow adventures continue
Since the coronavirus and the Westminster government closed down my face to face business at the craft fair in Glasgow’s merchant city… I can’t say that it’s been easy.
The Westminster chancellor Rishi Sunak decided not to support new starts, self employed and others in his ‘ support package’ . He heavily funded big business with taxpayers cash and no strings attached. They are now shedding jobs after filling their pockets with our cash. Tax havens are being flooded by these rogues. Jobs are being lost in the 10’s of thousands. Why this person feels that people like myself should be excluded from the same support afforded to most, Is alarming. Even more disturbing is the fact that not only does he want me and others like me, to pay for everyone else’s support in our future taxes. This position cannot continue. This position is not only unnecessary but also shows a level of hatred of 3 million workers by a nasty government to the working population.
Scotland is also in this clowns sights. The furlough scheme will end when England decides it no longer needs it. Regardless of the wishes of the devolved Parliaments. We now find ourselves in a Union that only acts for the needs of one of the 4 countries. It is clear that the Scottish government are acting in the best interests of public health and therefore want to continue with this scheme until we find ourselves in a position that the pandemic has been suppressed and a safer, near normal working life can be achieved.
Anyway… as the chancellor continues to exploit the 3 million workers, not allowed support by the furlough scheme. It is more important than ever to buy from small businesses like mines and my friends. #SupportSmallBusiness
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Thankyou for being a friend
Like most families we have lost loved ones and friends. We have missed sharing the celebrations of birthdays, we’ve missed work colleagues and weirdly… work.
The pace of life has for most folk, slowed down. For others it has just continued at the same pace. I hope you have found a way to fill your days. I hope you joy just now and for every day of your future.
Let’s hope we open up to a better world. Let’s hope we can help others… have a better day.
Friends
Covid-19 I hope you are coping well
We find ourselves in interesting times. A coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives. The worlds environment has started to recover some of the damage we have done to it. We can’t revert to kind and continue as we did before.
We have a real opportunity to do things differently. I hope world governments will see the opportunities from this very dark period of time.
Individually, we should use some of this time to simply enjoy being you. We are all unique… except Davie and Harry. They are twins🤔. Seriously, take the time to be you. You are awesome.
The days are long but the years are short. Shorten your days by enjoying your life.
OorPatts Wee Wummin adventures
I had a thought. I know, very worrying. How many illustrations of my wee Wummin are there? I’ve add some pics here but not all. Not bad for 1 guy in lesss than 20 months of business.
The picture of the wee old boy holding the large pen and ink cartoon… is yer man himself and the art was in the gallery of modern art Glasgow. Not to shabby for a guy not working as an artist.
Oor Bobs passing
I am sad to say that a huge part of our lives has passed away on Wednesday morning. Oor Bob was a rescue dog and became one of us 15 years ago. Bob was the most awesome of wee dogs. Over the years we have had many fun times. He was loved by everyone who met him. Even the tall folk that he would bark at.
It is hard to believe that he won’t be here in our lives. Many of Our illustrations include Bob and many more future illustrations will have him in pride of place.
Wee man, we will all miss you. Thanks for all the great times. From the very first day we met you. A frail wee guy with kennel cough. Scared of the big world. It didn’t take long for you to find your place in the family. Loved by all.