The exhibit will include a variety of pictures created using the B-Code. The B-Code uses eight fabrics (cotton, satin, wool, flannel, velveteen, taffeta, linen and leather) that are readily available, reasonably easy to work with, and inexpensive. The code consists of assigning these distinctive fabric textures to colours, creating a medium through which pictures can be made that will allow blind people to experience the role of colour in everyday pictures, maps, and great works of art. Battings are used to indicate how dark or light the colour is: the harder the batting the darker the colour. Using patchwork quilting and crafting techniques, pictures are easily and quickly created.
The B-Code is accessible now to anyone who wants to use it. There is no waiting for a computer programmer, or expensive equipment to buy. It is primitive, basic. But the potential is great as sewers create new techniques to communicate with colour, and blind people learn the joys of this dimension of the world. With consistent and constant exposure to such colour-coded pictures, a sense of the emotional attributes of the various colours can be developed. Participants will be encouraged to sit down, touch, and explore the pictures. Leaflets will be available describing the B-Code.
Days exhibiting: Both Days
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