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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indianapolis artist Beatriz Vasquez uses an Exacto knife like other artists use paint brushes. Vasquez is a self-taught master of the art of papel picado, an ancient Mexican custom of precisely ...

Need some ideas on how to keep your kids busy this Thanksgiving break in Chicago? From strolling through sparkling lights and watching holiday shows... Families looking for things to do from Nov.