Connect Village
A Mother’s Day collection honouring the women who form the village around us.
In honour of Mother’s Day (May 11th), this collection honours the strength and spirit of the women who raise us, walk beside us, and form the village around us. Featuring Bidjara artist Sheri Skele’s artwork Rebirth, Connected Village pays tribute to the shared wisdom, love, and resilience we surround ourselves with through friends, mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and carers.
“I painted this story about not only the birth of each person, but also about the way that as women, as we start to get older and find our identities, it's that rebirth of who you become, who you want to be, surrounding yourself with, like-minded people and just creating that real village.”
Celebrate the strength of matriarchs and the power of connection with this stunning new range.
“The village concept to me means creating a really beautiful circle of friends that become family. I know not everybody has the family that they may want. So I think, once you get to that motherhood sort of age and that time in your life, you can really choose your own circle of friends to create your own village.”
- Sheri Skele -
ARTWORK STORY
Rebirth
“In Bidjara the sun is woman and is the source of life and death, bringing life and heat to the people.
This artwork represents women and their significance to the generation and rebirth of life, the earth, the land, relationships and all things of importance in this world. In Aboriginal culture women play significant and sacred roles in taking care of the land, country, lore, ceremony and children, and they teach the children how to be, how to love, how to care for country, for lore, and for spirit.
This piece symbolises the essence of women and builds on the strength of women with the village created around us. Our ancestors would sit in a circle yarning whilst weaving, painting, preparing food…ultimately creating together whilst connecting with our cultural roots.
About the artist
Sheri Skele
I'm a proud Bidjara woman and a contemporary Aboriginal artist sharing my culture, experiences and hopes for healing our history through my knowledge and storyworks.
