Philadelphia-based visual artist Karina Puente creates wall-size banners for events, using the traditional folk art of 'papel picado' - which in Spanish, translates to 'cut paper'.
As a proud Mexican-American artist, she has adopted this age-old technique as the art form for wall-length banners that are typically used as backdrops for celebrations and events, especially weddings. Her work has been displayed in museums as well.
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Who would ever guess the long flowing sheaths start with tiny cuts of an Xacto knife?