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Photographer Tom Kretsch, a Westport native who worked for 37 in the Norwalk public schools, was thrilled to show off his work at the SoNo Arts Celebration over the weekend.
"It's a fun festival, and it's great for me because I grew up in the area," Kretsch said. "It's a very colorful group of artists and people."
Photographs, paintings, metal work, sculptures, jewelry and many other trades and wears lined the streets of South Norwalk for the 34th annual SoNo Arts Celebration.
Miguel Tillman, a Trumbull native at the festival with his wife, Linda, echoed Kretsch's remarks.
"This really has a lot of everything. There's a big diversity in the crafts," Tillman said. "A lot of eclectic things, which means there's something for everybody."
Katherine Pilipauskas, a Norwalk artist, showed off her three-dimensional fabric sculptures.
"Oh, it's great. Everybody just bursts into laughter and big smiles. You'll find all things from mythology and fantasy here," Pilipauskas said of her sculptures. "Fairies, dragons, mermaids, imps, all of it."
Her creatures would have fit in with the puppet parade, which marched down Washington Street in the early afternoon.
As for showing at the SoNo Arts Celebration, Pilipauskas was pleased with the outcome.
"This is my fourth year, and it's always fabulous," she said. "This weekend has been wonderful. Great weather, we've had wonderful crowds. It's just been a great weekend."
Tillman said that he was drawn by more than just the art.
"They have all these wonderful restaurants in the area, too," he said. "It's better because sometimes you go to fairs and you don't want all that tent food. If you want to sit down, you can."
Kretsch agreed. "It's a great show in a great area," he said. "They're really trying to revive it, and I'm glad."
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