Across cultures, initiation marks the passage from one state of being into another.
Anthropologically, rites of initiation follow a shared structure, namely, separation from what was known, a period of ordeal and endurance, transformation and then a return with altered status and/or understanding.
The Initiate Collection follows this arc on multiple levels. It draws from the anthropological framework of initiation, while also reflecting a personal initiation into jewelry making as a craft and discipline.
Each piece functions as a marker within this structure, corresponding to a stage of initiation and the transformation it signifies.