In Mexico, no festival or celebration is complete without the colorful punched-paper banners known as papel picado. As Tucson gears up for its annual Cinco de Mayo celebration, bright banners of papel ...

Papel Picado (punched paper) artist Kathleen Trenchard featured in the HOLIDAY episode Kathleen Trenchard has researched and worked in traditional Mexican papel picado (punched paper) ever since the ...

A YouTube rabbit hole led Blanka Amezkua to a small Mexican town and the centuries-old craft of papel picado — chiseling intricate patterns into colorful paper flags. Credit... Supported by Text by ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Papel picado, or punched paper, is a Mexican art form with a rich history. It is made by skillful artisans using tissue paper, a hammer, and chisels. Guadalupe Hernandez, a Houston ...

Papel picado — delicate tissue paper cut into elaborate designs — is on exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art. The 33 distinct pieces were created by artisans from the small town of Huixcolotla, Puebla, ...