In March, Ock Hee
Hale, owner of Ock Hee’s
Gallery (2 Lehigh Street, Honeoye Falls), announced to customers that due to a sobering
health scare, she will simplify her business, which has included a retail
store, art gallery, and landscaping design.
“I asked myself the same question that I asked myself
20 years ago when I was planning a business: What is it that you love to do
the most?” After much consideration, Hale decided she will close the
retail and gallery sides of the business at the end of December 2015, and focus
on the gardening that her mother taught her when she was 4 years old.
The second of the final few art shows will open this
weekend. A reception for “Namaste,” a presentation of the work the 10-woman
artist group, D.R.A.W., will be held on Saturday, May 9, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Featured
artists include Mary Buchan, Elyse Capell,
Jean DeHaven, Connie Ehindero,
Christine Knoblauch, Kate Lipsky,
Anne Marcello, Carolyn Marshall,
Andrea Sands, and Debra VanWert-Sneeringer.
The public is invited to meet the artists and see a
performance by the Rochester Women’s Chorus, Concentus.
“Namaste” will remain on view through June 13. Gallery hours are Monday through
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free.
After the gallery and store close, Hale will continue to
live in the converted train station at 2 Lehigh Street, and rent out the
commercial space. She will also focus on her not-for-profit endeavor for
terminally ill individuals that helps people prepare for their own death.
For more events, visit our calendar.
This article appears in May 6-12, 2015.
