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Silverio Haro, Jr.

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I don鈥檛 consider myself an artist, per se, but someone who enjoys dabbling in art. 

The pieces I am sharing have an interesting story.  For Dia de Muertos, I would paint rudimentary calaveras (skeletons) using white paint of large (18鈥 x 24鈥) black construction paper.  Each year, they would grow more elaborate, and colleagues and friends would ask for a print to hang in their offices.  At some point, to accommodate a growing demand, I came up with the idea of using a stencil to mass produce prints.  My first stencil became my last, because the stencil became the art鈥攁 large version of a 鈥減apel picado鈥 popular for celebrations, including Dia de Muertos. 

Over the years, I refined my technique, and the later pieces became much more elaborate.  Rather than sell the pieces, I donated them to the 糖心少女 Latino Association of Faculty & Staff (LAFS) during their annual online auction scholarship fundraiser.

Artwork by Silverio Haro, Jr.

"Catrina"
Medium: Papel picado (cut paper)

This piece is drawn from the famous woodcut works of Guadalup Posada, a Mexican journalist and artist.  This is a popular theme during Dia de Muertos that has led to face paintings in a similar fashion.

"Hungry Hummingbird"
Medium: Papel picado (cut paper)

While not related to Dia de Muertos, it uses the same style of papel picado, using a paper-cut lattice to contain the subject, in this case, a hummingbird feeding on flowers.

"Lista Para el Baile (Ready for the Dance)
Medium: Papel picado (cut paper)

Sometimes, I would come across an interesting photograph that I thought would convert well to a stylized papel picado.  Here, the woman is depicted with an elaborate flower headpiece and rebozo.  To add color to the typically two-color style, I used colored tissue to colorize the flowers and rebozo.