Papel Picardo- Mexican Paper cuts
In the towns, villages and cities of Mexico one often sees papel picardo streamers stretching from one side of the street to the other or from the church bell towers to railings are brightly coloured paper decorations called papel picardo- this translates as paper cuts. They are used to celebrate birthdays, wedding, Day of the Dead, national holidays and many other Mexican celebrations. The paper cuts are chiselled out by hand. Templates are designed, tissue paper is stacked in piles of up to 100 sheets then chisels are used to cut the designs out. One village in Mexico is re-knowned for papel picardo with two competing families of makers. Mexican paper cuts are a synthesis of European, Asian and Mexican artist traditions. Paper making and cutting found its way from China to the Middle East and was then brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors.
Price: £6 each for a streamer of 10 paper cuts.
Dimensions: 50 x 35 cm for each individual paper cut a total length of 6 m for streamers.
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