Constellation Pop-up Cards
Course Code: 25MPE107V
This Virtual workshop takes place at Zoom on Mondays, August 18th – 25th, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET.
- Monday, August 18th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET
- Monday, August 25th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on August 4th, at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
You find yourself outside at night. Luckily, it’s a clear sky, and the stars shine brightly as you begin to notice patterns. For millennia, we have seen these patterns and given them meaning: legends, myths, tales of wonder; better known as constellations. How can we actually visualize the meanings of those patterns? In this workshop webinar, Bruce Foster will guide you on a celestial quest to give clarity – through the magic of special pop-up cards.
In this two-day workshop taught by Bruce Foster, students will use precut kits to construct three different pop-up cards of several well-known and recognizable constellations! Imagine the delight of opening a card with a cover simply adorned with a constellation of dots and lines to reveal the myth in full form but still shining with the very constellations in place! Connect the dots at last! Join Bruce on this celestial journey through the heavens with the magic of paper and sculptures dancing into view!
No prerequisites required but some experience making pop-ups is recommended.
Required Tools:
- Bone folder
- xacto knife/blades
- Non-serrated butter knife
- steel ruler
- self-healing mat
- PVA or other strong white craft glue
- 415 or other double-stick tape
About the Instructor:
Bruce Foster is the paper engineer behind over 65 published pop-up books and hundreds of cards and other paper crafts. Bruce’s work has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, and in newspapers across the nation. Of note, Bruce created the pop-ups seen in the Disney movie, Enchanted. Some of his titles include Harry Potter, Puff the Magic Dragon, Mo Willems’ Big Frog Can’t Fit In, Peanuts, and many more.
All images courtesy of the instructor.