- Judith Shea Judith Shea's early training was as a clothing designer. Her earliest works, such as Bop (1980), were simple forms made of pliant fabric and hung on the wall. Later, she began casting fabric in metal so as to achieve greater strength and rigidity. The simplified forms in works such as Enduring Charms (1986) synthesize figurative art and Minimalism. The use of clothing forms allowed ...www.evl.uic.edu/mariar/WAC/MSG_ARTISTS/ref_msg_shea.html