Making Magic Windows: Creating Cut-Paper Art With Carmen Lomas Garza

Garza, Carmen Lomas

ISBN 10: 0892391596 / ISBN 13: 9780892391592

Published by Children's Book Press, 1999

About this Item

VG pictorial softcover. 1999. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on title page. Pages all clean/unmarked. Instruction throughout. LIght edge wear. Covers clean. Binding solid. 61 pp.

Seller Inventory # L03415

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Magic Windows: Creating Cut-Paper Art With Carmen Lomas Garza
• Publisher: Children's Book Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892391596
• ISBN 13: 9780892391592
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Author Carmen Lomas Garza is a pioneer in popularizing the traditional Mexican craft of papel picado in the United States and developing it into a sophisticated art form. This workbook shows children and their families how to create these beautiful papel picado designs and banners by simply folding and cutting tissue paper. Children will learn how to craft eight different traditional designs, including The Four Cardinal Points, a design reminiscent of the four points of a compass; Tiles, echoing the colorful hand-painted tiles that decorate many Mexican buildings; and The Fan, one of the artist's favorite designs, consisting of leaves, hummingbirds, and flowers.

About the Author

Carmen Lomas Garza is one of the most prominent Mexican American painters working today. Born and raised in Texas, she now lives in San Francisco, California. Her paintings have traveled all over the United States and Mexico in numerous exhibitions. Visit her website at carmenlomasgarza.com.