Making Magic Windows

Making Magic Windows: Creating Papel Picado/ Cut Paper Art  

Carmen Lomas Garza            Childrens Book Press         1999

Simply a classic! This is a fantastic instructional book that provides an introduction, foundational information, and a guide to getting started.

Different techniques are presented for different designs, and there is a large section of astonishing designs that can be created with scissors. In fact, the vast majority of the design section is devoted to this format. This is definitely in our favor because our clientele is decidedly in the scissors camp.

There is a very brief guide to more advanced techniques that require use of a X- Acto

knife. Of course this entails a great deal more risk, however, the point is moot for our purposes.

Very well done!