Papel Picado – Día de los Muertos Decoration

I’m originally from San Francisco, California, but I’ve been living in Tokyo, Japan for many years. It’s always been hard to find the right materials here to honor and commemorate my Mexican-American heritage, especially for Día de los Muertos. Every year, I build an ofrenda for my father and brother, who both passed away — and this year, I decided to go all in: I designed and 3D-printed almost my entire altar setup, including these papel picado decorations. Each flag design was model