YEAH, PAMELA HACKLEY WOKE UP THIS WEEK AND WAS UNSURE ON IF SHE COULD PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY MAKE IT OUT TO THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS. SHE AND HER SON SAY THEIR STORY IS A VALUABLE LESSON FOR EVERYONE. TELL YOUR SPOUSE EVERY DAY HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT WE DID. PAMELA AND HER SON JONAH DROVE FROM RICHARDSON, TEXAS TO DO WHAT THEY’VE DONE FOR YEARS SELL ART. LOTS OF HOURS, LOTS OF LAYERING. BUT THIS FESTIVAL IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER SHOW THEY’VE BEEN TO THERE WITHOUT PAMELA’S HUSBAND FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER HIS SUDDEN HEART ATTACK AND DEATH. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE WHEN WE WERE IN OUR 90S. WE JOKE AROUND ABOUT HOW WE, YOU KNOW, BUG EACH OTHER AND, YOU KNOW, IRRITATE EACH OTHER AND LOVE EACH OTHER. THEY AREN’T THE ONLY ONES HERE WITH CLOSE TO 200 DIFFERENT ARTISTS, WHETHER IT BE CULINARY PAINTINGS OR PERFORMING. THIS IS JUST NOT A LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD ART SHOW. THIS IS, UM, A JURIED SHOW AND THEY HAVE HANDPICKED THE TOP ARTISTS IN THE NATION TO BE HERE. WHY? IT’S SUCH A BIG HONOR FOR US THIS WEEK. THEY’RE HONORING HIS LIFE OF HARD WORK AND CREATIVITY BY SELLING HIS ART THE WAY HE WOULD HAVE. HOW YOU IF HE WERE HERE, HE WOULD TELL PEOPLE THE REASON HE DID THE ART WAS BECAUSE IT BROUGHT HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE. AND YOU COULD SUPPORT PAMELA AND ALL THE OTHER VENDORS HERE THROUGH SUNDAY OUT HERE AT THE OKC FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, HERE IN BICENTENNIAL PA
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Woman honors late husband by selling art at Festival of the Arts
Before his death, he would tell people he made art to bring happiness to others
Updated: 6:38 PM CDT Apr 25, 2024
Oklahoma City’s eventful weekend is underway as the Festival of the Arts kicked off Thursday morning.>> Download the KOCO 5 appAmong those showcasing artwork is Pamela Hackley. She woke up this week and was unsure if she could physically and mentally make it to the festival. She and her son, Jonah, said their story is a valuable lesson for everybody. “Tell your spouse every day how much you love them, because that’s what we did,” Hackley said. Pamela and Jonah drove from Richardson, Texas, to do what they have done for years, which is sell art. But this festival is different from every other show they have been to. They are without Hackley’s husband for the first time after he died from a heart attack. “We talked about what it would be like when we were in our 90s. We’d joke around about how we’d bug each other and irritate each other and love each other,” Hackley said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Close to 200 different artists, whether it be culinary, paintings or performing, were at the festival. “This is just not a little neighborhood arts show. This is a juried show, and they have hand-picked some of the top artists in the nation to be here. That’s why it’s such an honor for us,” Hackley said. This week, she is honoring her husband’s life of hard work and creativity by selling his art the way he would have done if he were at the arts festival. “He would tell people the reason he did the art is because it brought happiness to people,” Hackley said. The Festival of the Arts will take place through Sunday at Bicentennial Park. Top HeadlinesOklahoma storms with enhanced risk possible during overnight hoursMother yells at State Superintendent Ryan Walters while being arrested during Oklahoma BOE meetingInvestigation continues after man shoots, kills wife and 3 children at Yukon home: What we knowWhat a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
Oklahoma City’s eventful weekend is underway as the Festival of the Arts kicked off Thursday morning.
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Among those showcasing artwork is Pamela Hackley. She woke up this week and was unsure if she could physically and mentally make it to the festival.
She and her son, Jonah, said their story is a valuable lesson for everybody.
“Tell your spouse every day how much you love them, because that’s what we did,” Hackley said.
Pamela and Jonah drove from Richardson, Texas, to do what they have done for years, which is sell art. But this festival is different from every other show they have been to.
They are without Hackley’s husband for the first time after he died from a heart attack.
“We talked about what it would be like when we were in our 90s. We’d joke around about how we’d bug each other and irritate each other and love each other,” Hackley said.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Close to 200 different artists, whether it be culinary, paintings or performing, were at the festival.
“This is just not a little neighborhood arts show. This is a juried show, and they have hand-picked some of the top artists in the nation to be here. That’s why it’s such an honor for us,” Hackley said.
This week, she is honoring her husband’s life of hard work and creativity by selling his art the way he would have done if he were at the arts festival.
“He would tell people the reason he did the art is because it brought happiness to people,” Hackley said.
The Festival of the Arts will take place through Sunday at Bicentennial Park.
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