Sheila Hicks (1963), image featured in the exhibition Woven Forms at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts from March 22 to May 12, 1963. Photo by Ferdinand Boesch
那段时间,希克斯为了研究这些,在拉丁美洲待了好些时候,尤其是在墨西哥定居了五年,接受前哥伦布时期传统编织技术的培训。羊毛、丝绸、亚麻……这些材料的可塑性和柔软的特质结合在一起,交织在一起,缠绕在一起,编织在一起……希克斯对此十分着迷。