"Fashion and design must be in my blood."
Judy Kaplan grew up in a family that loved art, music and beauty. Her grandmother was a founding member of a millinery (hat makers)union
of New York State.
Judy taught herself to sew at her Grandmother's house and she loved a room specially lined with cedar where she had the freedom to explore and create whatever caught her fancy.
Her other grandmother was a fashion model in "The Forward", a popular Yiddish Newspaper of the time while her grandfather sold shoulder pads in Manhattan's garment center in the 1920's.
Judy's father influenced her interest in fashion and arts, beyond their frequent visits to NY museums.... He was a successful salesman who marketed reams of fabric to women's dress manufacturers and instilled a love of fashion and textiles in her. Sometimes he would take her to the factories where they made dresses. "I was always excited by the noise of machinery and the huge tables."At the same time, her interest in painting grew. Exploring colors and design, she was developing her own unique style. She painted on everything she could get her hands on and learned how to work with every medium.
Judy has been involved in numerous art projects, solo and group gallery exhibitions and has her work in collections around the world.
In 2002 she and her husband took a year long sabbatical to travel abroad. They visited Morocco, Thailand, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and most of Europe. On this trip, Judy brought her usual art supplies, but she started to do something more. Her intrigue with various fabrics, fringes and yarns began to find their way into her paintings. These multi-textured paintings documented her travels. You can see some of them and read her personal journals on www.radicalsabbatical.com
During her trip, when not painting or knitting, Judy had begun to make her traveling clothes into art projects as well, using her
clothes as a canvas. Paints, lace and beads decorated her lively outfits. Inspired by others' responses to her creations, she got an idea. She collected boxes and boxes overflowing with interesting yarns, fringes, fabric and beads. As soon as she was home, back in Seattle, you could hear her sewing machine day and night…her studio is now the home of Frim Fram Design.
To schedule your personal Frim Fram design consultation
Call Judy Kaplan Today at 1-206-448-6302
or email at judy@frimframdesign.com
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