| In this video, I demonstrate step by step how to make papel picado using chisels. The use of chisel is the traditional way folk artist in Mexico make papel picado or paper cuts. In Mexico, papel picado or paper cuts is use to decorate altars on Day of the dead, but it is not limited to that, for it is also use to decorate rooms, plazas and streets during festivities. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use |
