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> [When I first arrived in Houston, I was fascinated with the elaborate styles of cowboy boots and thought they were incredibly exotic. They also seemed to be a central part of a specifically 'Texan' identity, one distinct from being 'American.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/when-i-first-arrived-in-houston-i-was-fascinated-with-the-elaborate/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

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## Other authors on Texan

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-steinbeck-52314.jpg) John Steinbeck 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/texan/john-steinbeck/)

## More by Shahzia Sikander

> [Art, for me, has always been a ticket for experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/art-for-me-has-always-been-a-ticket-for-experience/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [My whole purpose of taking on miniature painting was to break the tradition, to experiment with it, to find new ways of making meaning,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/my-whole-purpose-of-taking-on-miniature-painting-was-to-break-the/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [In the end, the gesture of painting becomes almost meditative, like a ritual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/in-the-end-the-gesture-of-painting-becomes-almost-meditative-like-a/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [I don't really listen to music when I work. I really have to focus on one thing at a time. I like a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/i-don-t-really-listen-to-music-when-i-work-i-really-have-to-focus-on/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/not-to-be-boxed-in-to-be-able-to-transcend-boundaries-for-an-artist/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [When I first arrived in Houston, I was fascinated with the elaborate styles of cowboy boots and thought they were incredibly exotic. They also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/when-i-first-arrived-in-houston-i-was-fascinated-with-the-elaborate/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [For me, drawing is a way of navigating the imagination, and it remains the fundamental vehicle of my practice. Drawing allows me to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/for-me-drawing-is-a-way-of-navigating-the-imagination-and-it-remains/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [I think context, location matters a lot. Because location obviously in my situation, it's the space in which the work is going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/i-think-context-location-matters-a-lot-because-location-obviously-in/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [I'm interested in taking a form, breaking it apart, and then rebuilding it. It is about transformation for me...it is a very core notion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/i-m-interested-in-taking-a-form-breaking-it-apart-and-then-rebuilding/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [Initially I explored the tension between illustration and fine art when I first encountered miniature painting in my late teens. Championing the formal aspects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/initially-i-explored-the-tension-between-illustration-and-fine-art/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [For me, I always feel that I'm not sure what's going to happen next year or what's going to happen the year after or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/for-me-i-always-feel-that-i-m-not-sure-what-s-going-to-happen-next/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [I was very, very quiet. I was always a loner, hardly spoke, and I was quite a nerd in school. So I was an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/i-was-very-very-quiet-i-was-always-a-loner-hardly-spoke-and-i-was/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [Talking with other artists is an incredible process. You engage with the work very differently...a nd different relationships between different works start to emerge.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/talking-with-other-artists-is-an-incredible-process-you-engage-with/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

> [I like driving. A lot. I think that's something I just enjoy the most. I can, at a moment's notice, drive across the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahzia-sikander/i-like-driving-a-lot-i-think-that-s-something-i-just-enjoy-the-most-i/)

[Shahzia Sikander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahzia-sikander/)

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