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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWELL, OKLAHOMA CITY, IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS AND WE ARE READY TO THUNDER UP. I\u2019LL TELL YOU WHAT, OUR CITY SURE KNOWS HOW TO SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT. FROM WATCH PARTIES TO HOUSE DECORATIONS, OKC HAS GOT IT GOING ON AND THAT INCLUDES A LOCAL PAINTER. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER FROM LAST SEASON. OUR KOCO EVAN ONSTOT JOINING US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. WE HAVE THIS IN OUR NEWSROOM. EVAN, WE\u2019RE ABOUT TO SEE BLUE AND ORANGE ALL OVER OKC. RIGHT. AND A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO BE THANKS TO ARTIST MELISSA GRIGGS HENDRICKS. WE WATCHED MELISSA AND HER TEAM CREATE THUNDER MAGIC ALL OVER OKLAHOMA LAST YEAR, AND NOW SHE IS BACK. AND MAYBE EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE. MELISSA AND HER ASSISTANT CANDACE PAINT THUNDER IMAGES ON WINDOWS. ABBY, YOU MENTIONED WE HAD ONE RIGHT HERE IN THE KOCO NEWSROOM. AND SO THIS YEAR, THESE LADIES ARE BACK TO SPREAD SOME THUNDER EXCITEMENT. THEY SAY THEY\u2019VE GOT EVEN MORE DESIGNS THIS YEAR AND THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN DOUBLE THE ART THIS SEASON. THEY JUST CAN\u2019T WAIT FOR THE PLAYOFFS TO START. LAST YEAR FOR THE PLAYOFFS, WITHIN A TWO AND A HALF MONTH SPAN, WE PAINTED 157 LOCATIONS. SOME OF THOSE WERE HUGE AND SOME WERE SMALL. AS ONE WINDOW, WE HAVE A GUESS OF ABOUT 25 GALLONS. WE MAY HAVE MISSED A FEW. IT DOESN\u2019T TAKE A TON OF PAPER FOR DESIGN TYPICALLY, BUT YEAH, ABOUT 25 GALLONS LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR I THINK WE\u2019RE GOING TO DO A WHOLE LOT MORE. IT FEELS AMAZING TO BE BACK. I\u2019M SO EXCITED. WE JUST HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME LAST YEAR AND I\u2019VE REALLY MISSED THIS COMMUNITY OF JUST GETTING TO SEE EVERYBODY AND JUST BE A HUGE PART OF ALL THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE PLAYOFFS. YEAH, THEY DO INCREDIBLE WORK. NOW. MELISSA SAYS THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING ANY OF YOUR WINDOWS PAINTED, YOU JUST GOT TO CONTACT HER THROUGH EMAIL. WE\u2019RE GOING TO POST A\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City artist returns with Thunder-themed window art for NBA playoffs<\/p>\n
Melissa Griggs-Hendricks and her team are back to paint Thunder-inspired designs on windows across Oklahoma City, spreading excitement for the NBA playoffs<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tOklahoma City is preparing for the NBA playoffs, and artist Melissa Griggs-Hendricks is bringing Thunder spirit to life with her signature window art. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5\u2019s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5\u2019s Morning NewsletterGriggs-Hendricks, along with her assistant Candace, is painting Thunder-themed images on windows throughout the city, including one at the KOCO newsroom. “Last year for the playoffs, within a two-and-a-half-month span, we painted 157 locations. Some of those were huge and some were small as one window,” Griggs-Hendricks said. “We have a guess of about 25 gallons. We may have missed it. It doesn’t take a ton of paint for a design. Typically, they get about 25 this year. I think we’re going to do a whole lot more.” She expressed her enthusiasm for returning this season. “It feels amazing to be back. I’m so excited. We just had such a great time last year, and I really miss this community of just getting to see everybody and just be a huge part of all the excitement for the playoffs,” Griggs-Hendricks said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Griggs-Hendricks and her team say they have even more designs planned this year and believe they can double their output from last season. Top HeadlinesWoman dies after being hit by a train in Pauls Valley, OHP saysOut-of-this-world playlist: Here\u2019s what the Artemis II astronauts have been listening in spaceOHP releases details of deadly crash involving Oklahoma State softball team\u2019s busRollover crash involving multiple vehicles causes significant traffic on SB I-35 near GoldsbyPennsylvania woman\u2019s Ring camera captures machete-wielding neighbor\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tOKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Oklahoma City is preparing for the NBA playoffs, and artist Melissa Griggs-Hendricks is bringing Thunder spirit to life with her signature window art. <\/p>\n >> Download the KOCO 5 app<\/a> | Subscribe to KOCO 5\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> | Sign up for KOCO 5\u2019s Morning Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n Griggs-Hendricks, along with her assistant Candace, is painting Thunder-themed images on windows throughout the city, including one at the KOCO newsroom. <\/p>\n “Last year for the playoffs, within a two-and-a-half-month span, we painted 157 locations. Some of those were huge and some were small as one window,” Griggs-Hendricks said. “We have a guess of about 25 gallons. We may have missed it. It doesn’t take a ton of paint for a design. Typically, they get about 25 this year. I think we’re going to do a whole lot more.” <\/p>\n She expressed her enthusiasm for returning this season. <\/p>\n “It feels amazing to be back. I’m so excited. We just had such a great time last year, and I really miss this community of just getting to see everybody and just be a huge part of all the excitement for the playoffs,” Griggs-Hendricks said. <\/p>\n