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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO-- We know it's September, but Fiesta is only eight months away, and you honestly NEED these amazing Coco-themed Papel Picado banners. The banners depict scenes from the Disney hit "Coco" ...

Deceased loved ones will continue to live in the hearts of those who remember them, but one very special holiday honors the life they led on Earth. In late October, or so the tradition says, the souls ...

Inspiration can happen at any moment. For Disney-Pixar director Lee Unkrich, it happened during a visit with his family to Epcot at Walt Disney World in 2011. "We were in the Mexico Pavilion and I was ...