objective: students will use positive and negative space to create their own papel picado inspired by Mexican tradition and craft.
History:
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"Perforated paper", literally "pecked paper" is a decorative craft made out of paper cut into beautiful and elaborate designs. It is considered a Mexican folk art. The designs are commonly cut from colored tissue paper using a guide or template and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time. Papel picado can also be made by folding tissue paper and using small, sharp scissors.
Common themes include birds, floral designs, and skeletons.
They are commonly displayed for both secular and religious occasions, such as Easter, Christmas, the Day of the Dead, as well as during weddings, quinceañeras, baptisms, and christenings. In Mexico, papel picado is especially incorporated into altars during the Day of the Dead.
"Perforated paper", literally "pecked paper" is a decorative craft made out of paper cut into beautiful and elaborate designs. It is considered a Mexican folk art. The designs are commonly cut from colored tissue paper using a guide or template and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time. Papel picado can also be made by folding tissue paper and using small, sharp scissors.
Common themes include birds, floral designs, and skeletons.
They are commonly displayed for both secular and religious occasions, such as Easter, Christmas, the Day of the Dead, as well as during weddings, quinceañeras, baptisms, and christenings. In Mexico, papel picado is especially incorporated into altars during the Day of the Dead.
production:
Traditionally, papel picado is made entirely by hand.
The first step is to draw out the design on paper and then cover the paper with transparent plastic. This will protect the original drawing. In order to produce multiple copies at once, fifty to one hundred sheets of China paper are stacked and then stapled together. Using multiple chisels with differently shaped tips, the artist cuts out pieces of the paper from the stack. This allows the carving of many copies of a design at one time.
The stack is then separated, with each sheet of paper being a papel picado. Each sheet is identical to all the others in the stack. Papel picados (or "banderitas") are typically hung on strings or attached to wooden dowels.
San Salvador Huixcolotla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla and is considered the center of papel picado. It is known for having a large community of craftsman who produce high quality papel picado.
The first step is to draw out the design on paper and then cover the paper with transparent plastic. This will protect the original drawing. In order to produce multiple copies at once, fifty to one hundred sheets of China paper are stacked and then stapled together. Using multiple chisels with differently shaped tips, the artist cuts out pieces of the paper from the stack. This allows the carving of many copies of a design at one time.
The stack is then separated, with each sheet of paper being a papel picado. Each sheet is identical to all the others in the stack. Papel picados (or "banderitas") are typically hung on strings or attached to wooden dowels.
San Salvador Huixcolotla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla and is considered the center of papel picado. It is known for having a large community of craftsman who produce high quality papel picado.
Steps:
Begin with a sketch, choose from a theme of Mexican based symbols or imagery:
Skeletons & Sugar Skulls
Marigolds & Flowers
Sombreros
Animals & Birds
Sun
Skeletons & Sugar Skulls
Marigolds & Flowers
Sombreros
Animals & Birds
Sun
NEXT: Begin to identify POSITIVE & NEGATIVE SPACE.
HINT: Your design MUST stay connected to the edges of the paper, therefore utilizing a border space would be helpful!
HINT: Your design MUST stay connected to the edges of the paper, therefore utilizing a border space would be helpful!
Begin by cutting our the NEGATIVE SPACE, the removal of all areas that are NOT part of your subject matter. See in class demonstration.
Finish by hanging and displaying!
Finish by hanging and displaying!