Since 2000, Sally B has worked on the creation and development of the B-Code, a simple, inexpensive, method of standardizing colours which enhances communication and makes two-dimensional representations easier to understand and more interesting. The B-Code assigns a colour to each of eight distinctive fabrics (cotton, satin, wool, flannel, velveteen, taffeta, linen and leather). Additionally, battings are used to indicate how dark or light the hue is: the harder the batting the darker the colour. Pictures are easily made using patchwork and crafting techniques; little expertise is needed.
B-Coded pictures for children will be displayed, including samples for teaching colour at the same time shapes are taught, depictions of nursery rhymes, and other simple pictures. With consistent and constant exposure to such B-Coded pictures, children will develop a greater understanding of the role colour plays in the sighted world and of the emotional attributes that colour can convey.
Also exhibited will be B-coded copies of museum masterpieces. A participant at one “Hands-On Art Exhibit” said, “This has opened a new door for me!” These B-Coded pictures seem to communicate not only the outlines of the original paintings but also the emotional qualities that master painters have put into their works.
Days exhibiting: Both Days
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