FOBA 2026 - Kit Davey - Pop-Up Tunnel Book

Focus on Book Arts 2026

Kit Davey
Pop-Up Tunnel Book - Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Read more about FOBA 2026 on their website!
https://focusonbookarts.org/2026-foba-conference/

Workshop Description:
When the tab is lifted and the door is opened, the reader is treated to a multi-layered tunnel adorned with floating objects. Kit will guide students through making the tunnel frames, installing the floating images, and attaching the flattened tunnel to a backing page. Students will end up with an unusual, interactive, four-tunnel book, invented by Kit and shared with her students.

Prerequisites (participants should know how to):

• Determine paper grain and match the grain of different components of a book
• Fold paper using a bonefolder and assemble signatures
• Glue up paper or cloth to cover binder’s board
• Previously completed an accordion book or tunnel book

Materials/equipment to be provided by students:

• Pencil
• Scissors
• Metal-edged ruler
• PVA or other wet glue
• Brushes
• Jar for water
• Rags
• Cutting mat
• X-Acto knife and blades
• Bone folder
• 4 to 7 small images per tunnel (20 to 35 total), between ¾” and 1½”. Students will attach these to the frames of the tunnel to create depth, or students can cut out images that the instructor provides 
• Tweezers
• Double-sided tape

Optional:

• Portable Paper Cutter
• 5 to 8 sheets of double-sided 8½” x 11” paper, 45 to 75 lbs., that students might like to use for their pages in case they don’t like the instructor’s papers