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 ...

It didn't feel like a dance studio, although flamenco music and the pounding of dance shoes filled the air. But the aroma of chicken mole and the sound of crumpling tissue paper also was in the air at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people don't know the term "papel picado," according to Yreina Flores, who makes her living from the craft. To describe it, they just raise their hands and wave them gently, like cats batting at ...