Richard Ayodeji Ikhide
The Initiate, 2026
Watercolour on 300SM Paper
152 x 117 cm
59 7/8 x 46 in
59 7/8 x 46 in
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In various shamanic & magical traditions initiates get inducted into the mysteries of the systems they follow as I have been working with a group of characters called the guild...
In various shamanic & magical traditions initiates get inducted into the mysteries of the systems they follow as I have been working with a group of characters called the guild of makers I was imagining this character to be one of the younger members of the guild who is about to be brought into the fold, the darkened doorway behind us one the initiate looks toward as he must pass this threshold of darkness into the next stage of being part of the guild.