This week, I am focused on creating two collages that honor my grandaunts Mabel and Paulyne Roberts, the eldest daughters of my great-grandmother Eunice Ann Thomas Roberts.
Today, I created a collage dedicated to my grandaunt Mabel’s journey from teenage womanhood to adult womanhood. I used photos of Aunt Mabel’s childhood years, teens, twenties, and thirties. One photos of her mother Eunice Ann that was taken in the 1920s was added. photos.
I added one Nyame Dua Ghanaian Adinkra symbol to the collage. Nyame Dua means “Tree of God” and reminds of the Divine’s presence and protection. The symbol is also used as a divine and ancestral altar.The collage functions as an ancestral altar.
Ananda Leeke 