Time Travels Through the Great Marsh

I recently received a copy of Marcia Ciro’s fascinating little book, Time Travels Through the Great Marsh. Flipping quickly through the pages creates a time-lapse of the rising tide in the Newbury Marsh, while the accompanying side describes the times, seasons, and the future of the Great Salt Marsh, which extends from Gloucester through Ipswich and on up to Salisbury.

Marsha Ciro employs photography, drawing, and film to explore perception, connection, and humanity’s place within the environment. Her book is wonderful for all readers, young and old, and is available online through the Manship Artist Residency website for $20+tax. All proceeds go to the Great Marsh Artist’s Fellowship Fund. You can also purchase in person at MassAudubon’s Joppa Flats, where half goes to MassAudubon and half to the artist’s fund.

Rocky Neck Cultural Center has a show open for the next couple of weeks featuring a selection of the Great Marsh Artists (including Marsha) and Manship Residency artists, who will be there all day on Sunday, Nov. 22