HOUSTON, Texas -- Papel picado, or punched paper, is a Mexican art form with a rich history. ... the Mexican tradition of hanging this festive paper has gained popularity. "(You see them in ...

To create papel picado, the artist first draws a master design on a single sheet of paper. This will serve as the template for cutting multiple images. ... To prepare for hanging, ...

On a summer day in 2018, Blanka Amezkua arrived in San Salvador Huixcolotla. The southeastern Mexican town is best known as the birthplace of papel picado — intricately cut, colorful tissue ...

2024 Best New Ice Cream La Morelense Plus With festive piñatas and papel picado hanging from the colorful pergola, light and creamy housemade ice cream, and fresh Tajin-sprinkled fruit, La ...

If you walk down 24th Street today, you’ll see colorful murals and papel picado hanging overhead, and smell Latinx food being cooked. How did this area come to be the center of Latinx life and ...

Papel picado's delicate nature serves as a symbol of the fragility of life and as Luisa Navarro, a Mexican-American journalist writes in the blog Mexico in my Pocket, "it is believed that the ...

Papel picado, as Flores explained ... Paper does that because of the way it moves, and so hanging it up over your party, over your wedding, to bless your baby, I feel like it represents the breath ...

Papel picado is the colorful perforated tissue paper that is usually found hanging in Mexican restaurants to provide a festive atmosphere. It also plays an important role in Day of the Dead ...

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 ...

Papel picado is the colorful perforated tissue paper that is usually found hanging in Mexican restaurants to provide a festive atmosphere. It also plays an important role in Day of the Dead ...