Cloverdale Community Mural
In late 2023, I was reached out by La Famila Sana to create a community mural for the small town of Cloverdale, CA. By early 2024, along with the help of Kimzin Creative, we went out to Cloverdale High School and organized 3 workshops where we asked the students what they want for the future of Cloverdale. I presented the idea of creating a postcard-style mural with the name “CLOVERDALE” and have each letter represent something they like about their town.
The final design, was a mural with the words “Saludos from Cloverdale” to represent the growing Latino population. The name was divided into 4 sections: “CLO” represents Physical and Mental Health, “OV” represents Agriculture, “ER” represents Housing and Transportation, and “DALE” represents Entertainment and Culture. The end result was a beautiful and colorful mural where community members had the opportunity to come together and help paint.
Kimzin Creative letting high school students know we need their help in designing the Cloverdale mural.
High school students illustration ideas inside the letters “OV”.
High school students writing down their ideas.
Progress photo.
Progress photo.
Community member painting a poppy flower.
Local baker painting a pastry.
Local community members posing in front of the mural. Fun fact, the guy in the middle, Franco, would visit everyday to check if I was doing ok.
All done!!!!!