Patches of rain through much of the day on Saturday did not keep crowds from cramming into Bloomington’s Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts.

The annual event featured 117 different artists.

If I were giving the award for best in show, it would go to Marie Rust from Bitely, Michigan.

Her ink and colored pencil drawings of wildlife caught my eye as I navigated the packed aisle between the tents lining Fourth Avenue from Grant Street to Indiana Avenue.

It was the print of the great blue heron that drew my attention. I have developed a fondness for that bird, since I first spotted one at Miller-Showers Park in November of last year. Continue reading “Photos/Column: Crowds flock to Fourth Street Festival, despite rainy stretches” →