Local Art & Craft: A Glimpse into Monkitree with Clare Marron | Gardiner Maine

We're in downtown Gardner

today, and I wanted to take you inside

one of the local gift shops

called Monkiree.

Let's go take a look.

I'm Clare Marron,

and I'm the owner of Monkey Tree,

which is an art and craft

gallery in downtown Gardiner.

Monkitree is an eclectic mix

of handcrafted items

from local artists and Maine artists

and a few people from elsewhere

whose work

I enjoy

and think that people would

enjoy as well.

I find artists in a variety of ways.

I've been here for 13 years

now, so some are finding me.

I search out things,

gaps, things that I'm missing,

but for the most part, I'm

exhibiting things

that I've exhibited for years.

A lot of the potters

that I carry are very local.

What I try to do is

carry a broad range of items.

I carry everything from

handmade soaps

to a beautiful piece of artwork.

My husband, being my husband, said,

What do you have that's monkey related?

I couldn't think of anything that I had

that was monkey related.

I didn't even know

I would be trying to think of something

monkey related.