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 ...
MÉXICO (KABC) -- Artesanos en México continúan preparándose para las celebraciones del "Día de Muertos" mientras honran una tradición especial - el arte del papel picado. El arte popular mexicano se ...
Students called upon the spirits of their loved ones to honor and be present with them in creating “papel picado” after Candy Angel-Diaz, also known as the “Nepantlera Art-ivist” blessed the room with ...
Mexican artisans are struggling to preserve the traditional manufacture of paper cut-out decorations long used in altars for the Day of the Dead. Defying increasingly popular mass-production ...
Philadelphia-based visual artist Karina Puente creates wall-size banners for events, using the traditional folk art of 'papel picado' - which in Spanish, translates to 'cut paper'. As a proud ...
Desde mediados de octubre y hasta el 3 de noviembre todo México se viste con las flores de cempasúchil que guían a nuestros fieles difuntos hasta los altares con los que los vivos los recordamos.
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 ...