"Bella Italia", a travelogue photo essay through Italy by Stratford artist Debbie Gilbert, is the art exhibit for January at the Stratford Library. The exhibit is free and open to the public and one of many art displays offered on an annual basis at the library.
Photography has always played a role in Debbie Gilbert's artistic endeavors. She explains, "It is a transportable medium, therefore it lets me capture images at any time. I enjoy photographing nature as well as man-made objects. While I enjoy capturing images as they are, I will also manipulate images digitally or physically". In 2005, Gilbert's photojournalistic exhibit about her trip to China was featured at the Library. Her recent two-week trip to Italy yielded over 3,000 images.
