Sheila Hicks
Sophia, 2026
Silk, linen, cotton, acrylic fibre amber, arizona
amber, arizona turquoise, rough ruby, 18 kt gold brooch
⌀ 7.3 cm / 0.8 cm
Unique and signed
Conceived over two years through a close dialogue between the artist, Atelier L & L (Louise Zanartu & Louis Boudart), and Elisabetta Cipriani, the collection brings together one-of-a-kind pendants and brooches in gold and silver, where silk, cotton and linen entwine with pearls, minerals, stones, and fragments of precious metal. These adornments carry the joyous, chromatic intensity and tactile immediacy of larger sculptures, while enhancing their intimate, sensual essence.
Cosmic Jewellery draws inspiration from two central forms in Hicks’ practice: the sculptural Boules and the intimate Minimes. The Boules, spheres composed of threads wrapped around a core often formed from garments once belonging to friends or family, are affectionately described by the artist as her “memory bundles.
Translated into wearable form, these works become miniature constellations and landscapes: fibre held in tension around precious matter, colour acting as structure, thread enclosing light. Rather than adapting the work to jewellery, the artist allows each piece to emerge organically, preserving the gestures and layered compositions that define the language of art.
