| Title | Information |
| Instructor | Kit Davey |
| Skill Level | Intermediate |
| Length of Workshop | 1 day |
| Date(s) | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
| Cost | $175 per day x 1 day + $10 material fee |
| Total Price of Workshop | $185 |
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
- Tweezers
- Double-sided tape
- Bonefolder
- 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
- Optional:
- 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
See Materials Glossary for definitions and images
Materials/Equipment to be Provided by Instructor
- Double-sided decorative paper
- Mat board
- Circular paper punch (1½″ diameter)
- Templates
- Extra X-Acto blades
- Small images to float in the tunnel (these will not be pre-cut; students will cut them out) Paper cutter
- Portable paper cutter
Instructor Biography
Kit Davey is a Redwood City, California-based artist specializing in book art. Her work pushes the boundaries of “bookness” by using unusual materials and non-standard structures. Her mission is to “spread delight across the planet.” She does so by teaching more than 60 different book structures through the magic of Zoom, and by making a book a day which she shares on Instagram (@daveykit).
Instagram: @daveykit
