I will be offering a tunnel book workshop on Tuesday July 29th at 9:30-12 and, if the first class if full, from 12:15-2:45pm at Leidys Church in Souderton. A tunnel book is a three dimensional, layered book. Each page has cut outs with the back page being solid. This adds visual interest as the viewer looks at all the layers and reads the poem. Yes, we will be writing a Haiku poem that will be the illustrations in our book. If you sign up, I will send information on how to write the poem so participants can have ideas before they come to the session. I will also have poems available in case of writers block.
Tunnel books appeared in the late 1800s as a book to commemorate special events or sold as souvenirs of tourist attractions. The name came from a book made for the opening of the tunnel under the Thames River in England. They were referred to as "peep shows". The page openings allow the viewer to see through the entire books and the "pop out" images on each page work together to create a dimensional scene.
The workshop is open to students and parents. I had moms attend the art journaling workshop last summer! My only requirement is that your child can measure 3/4" and 1" borders and be able to cut out their drawings on four pages. I will check everyone's work, but will be unable to measure out the pages for everyone.
it looks beutiful
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