Thousands and thousands of years ago my grandmothers left Africa and
slowly migrated to the European continent.
They dropped their body bones along the way
but not their DNA.
Like a ribbon that neither fades nor breaks
it connects me to them.
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Showing posts with label DNA. Show all posts
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Leaving Her Bones
Thousands and thousands of years ago my grandmothers left Africa and
slowly migrated to the European continent.
They dropped their body bones along the way
but not their DNA.
Like a ribbon that neither fades nor breaks
it connects me to them.
***
Sunday, November 17, 2013
The Journey
The Journey, oil pastel on ink, glazed. 20" x 14"
The second Grandmother tree.
This one includes one of the grandfathers - represented by the deer but mostly it is about the journeyand the daughters, (my grandmothers) born along the way.
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