Pop Up Tunnel Book - Online - 2026WKSP-02-22

ONLINE: Pop Up Tunnel Book with Kit Davey

Each page of this book has a flat mini tunnel book which is revealed when you unlock the tab and lift it up.

Five layers, or frames, give you opportunities to attach images to create depth. 

When you flatten the tunnel and slip it back under the tab it goes back into hiding. 

Video of the book in action!

Kit Davey is a Redwood City, California-based artist specializing in book art.  Her work pushes the boundaries of “bookness” by using unusual materials such as mica, acetate, flattened coins and teabags as pages, and making book covers from shells, coins, driftwood, rulers, buttons, and acetate.  Kit has taught over 70 different book structures, holding her classes by Zoom so students the world over can join her.  Her work is available on her website Found-Object-Art.com and at SF Bay Area art events.  She makes a book a day and shares them on Instagram:  @daveykit

WORKSHOP DETAILS:

Location: ONLINE using Zoom

Dates: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Hours: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM (EASTERN TIME)

Course fee: $80 members / $140 non-members

Prerequisite: none

Maximum Enrollment: 20

Registration closes Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

This is a live workshop, but it will be recorded, and links will be made available for the registrants to view until March 21, 2026.  

TOOLS

• Scissors
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Ruler
• Exacto knife
• Cutting mat
• Liquid glue, such as PVA, Modge Podge, mat medium, Elmer’s or Yes Glue
• Paintbrushes
• Jar for water
• Rag
• Bone folder
• 1 1/2” diameter (3.8 cm) circular paper punch.  If you don’t have one you can find something (jar lid, shot glass, etc.) with a 1 1/2” diameter (3.8 cm) to trace around and use as a template to cut out circles
• Double-sided tape
• Tweezers

MATERIALS

Please have all the materials cut to size prior to the workshop - there will not be time in the workshop to cut out materials. 

Each page, or page assembly, consists of a backing page, a partial box to hold the tunnel frames, a tunnel door, tunnel frames, and a circular tab to hold down the tunnel book when it’s flattened.

TEXT PAGES

Backing pages:  4 pieces

• Single-sided paper, mixed media paper or lightweight card stock 45 up to 75 lb. weight.  (120 gsm up to 203 gsm)
• 5 1/2” h by 7” w.  (14 cm h x 17.8 cm w)
• These will be folded in half to create a book that is 5 1/2” h by 3 1/2” w. (14 cm h x 8.9 cm w)

Tunnel box:  4 pieces

• Double-sided paper, mixed media paper or lightweight card stock 45 up to 75 lb. weight.  (120 gsm up to 203 gsm)
• 6 1/2” h by 2 1/2” w (16.5 cm h x 6.5 cm w)

Tunnel frames: 16 pieces

• Double-sided paper, mixed media paper or lightweight card stock 45 up to 75 lb. weight.  (120 gsm up to 203 gsm)

Registrants  will be provided with a jpg image as a guide to create 16 frames (4 per tunnel).

Tunnel door: 4 pieces

• Double-sided paper, mixed media paper or lightweight card stock 45 up to 75 lb. weight.  (120 gsm up to 203 gsm)
• 2 1/2” by 2 7/8” (6.3 cm h x 7.3 cm w)

Circular hold-down tabs:  4 pieces

• 1 1/2” diameter circles
• Single-sided paper, mixed media paper or lightweight card stock 45 up to 75 lb. weight.  (120 gsm up to 203 gsm)

COVER

• Mat Board or Book Board (4 ply mat board is good)
• 2 pieces
• 3 1/2” by 5 1/2” (8.9 cm x 14 cm)
• Paper to cover the covers
• 2 pieces
• Decorative paper
• 4 1/2” by 6 1/2” (11.4 cm x 16.5 cm)
• Spine
• 1 piece
• Double-sided paper, mixed media paper or lightweight card stock 45 up to 75 lb. weight.  (120 gsm up to 203 gsm)
• 5 1/2” by 4” (14 cm x 10.2 cm)

IMAGES TO GO INTO THE TUNNEL ASSEMBLY

• 16 to 28 images, trimmed down to be ready for attachment.

Four sets of 4 to 7 images per tunnel assembly. The images will be attached to inside of the frames to create depth in the tunnel. The inside frame size is a square sized 1 3/4” (4.5 cm) so choose images that will work with that scale.

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Online Workshop Process:

Materials should be prepared in advance of the workshop to the specifications which will allow participants to take the best advantage of the live format. Please review the technical requirements below prior to registration to be sure you can participate. Questions should be directed to workshop@cbbag.ca

Technical requirements for participation:

• Access to the internet and to the Zoom application
• Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)
•  Microphone or Headset / Webcam
• How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193

Cancellation policy:

Participant-requested cancellations will be accepted up to 3 days prior to the published cut-off date for registration and will be subject to a 10% cancellation fee (a minimum of $5). After that, the full fee will be forfeited. In the event of the workshop being cancelled by CBBAG, the workshop fee will be fully refunded.