Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world by other cultures. The holiday focuses on the gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember those who have passed away.
To put my own spin on Dia de los Muertos, I took a traditional project (Papel Picado) and gave it a printmaking twist!
For this project, students used simple printmaking techniques to replicate the look of Papel Picado Banners. Papel Picado are paper banners with intricate cut out designs. These designs often have motifs of flowers, birds, and skulls. The banners are used during religious celebrations, weddings, and funerals.
Students created a relief print on Styrofoam plates, inked the plates and transferred their designs to paper. From there, the students cut out their designs and strung them on ribbon.
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