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Allie McHaley advises a customer who is visiting from out of town on available hotels that she could stay in. One of her favorite parts of her job is interacting with the customers, she said.
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Allie McHaley advises a customer who is visiting from out of town on available hotels that she could stay in. One of her favorite parts of her job is interacting with the customers, she said.
Gather carries an assortment of stickers similar to Oak, but sometimes the stickers’ messages can cause offense. For example, Gather’s Instagram page recently posted a picture of a Joe Biden sticker that someone had intentionally destroyed. The post encouraged customers to respect the safe space that Gather strives to maintain.
An assortment of not-safe-for-work, mugs fill a single shelf. The artist, Chicaloo Kate, said on her website the main goal of her products is to make people laugh, think or both.
Allie McHaley, communications manager, shows off an earring she made by hand. She said she uses a technique known as electroforming, a metal forming process using organic materials coated in a layer of metallic paint. Her art can be found on display in Gather or in her online store, Allie & Tess.
A customer pulls down his mask to sniff a row of organic soaps made by Perennial Soaps. According to their website, their soap recipe consists of plant-based ingredients and oils and is free of unnecessary chemicals.
Gather is located across from the Monroe County Courthouse in downtown Bloomington. A retail gift shop, Gather showcases emerging and independent handmade goods, according to its website.
An LGBT pride goods display includes coasters, socks and underwear. Before Talia Holiday decided to use her business as a platform to make political statements, she said Gather was the primary place to find LGBT merchandise in Bloomington.
A cluster of 4-inch potted pilea peperomias decorate a shelf. Also known as the Chinese money plant, Talia Holiday said that the pilea peperomias are popular with college students because they are small enough to keep in dorms and relatively easy to care for.
Holiday works at the register with plants surrounding her underneath her store’s design. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she mainly stays home with her family and only works at Oak twice a week, leaving it in the hands of a single manager the rest of the time.
A customer browses the display of plant-themed stickers, pins and prints from various artists including Gingiber, Wit & Whistle and Kara Eads. Each artist sets their own price and sells them in Holiday’s stores on a 50/50 consignment.
Holiday finishes a transaction with her customer. She said customer traffic isn’t consistent, partially because people don’t feel safe to go out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oak, local entrepreneur Talia Holiday’s new store sits on the corner of Fourth Street and Grant Street and primarily sells houseplants. She said she decided to open it after Gather Shoppe, her first brick and mortar business, found overwhelming success in selling them.