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 teenage years to thirties. Two photos of her mother Eunice Ann are added. I decided to create several copies as a border on one of Mabel’s teenage photos.
I added two Nyame Dua Ghanaian Adinkra symbols to each 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. Each collage functions as an ancestral altar.
Ananda Leeke 