{"id":127942,"date":"2025-08-08T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonomamag.com\/?p=127942"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:55:28","slug":"maximalist-muralist-blanca-molina-spreads-color-and-joy-throughout-sonoma-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonomamag.com\/maximalist-muralist-blanca-molina-spreads-color-and-joy-throughout-sonoma-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximalist Muralist Blanca Molina Spreads Color and Joy Throughout Sonoma County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blanca Molina sits in T\u00eda Mar\u00eda bakery in Santa Rosa\u2019s Roseland neighborhood, studying her latest project on her iPad. At a table behind her, two women chat over cups of coffee, their conversation framed by a bright pink backdrop adorned with pops of orange florals and a bouquet of conchas sprouting from a caf\u00e9 de olla that reads, \u201cMay your cafecitos be strong and your chisme be juicy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChisme<\/em> means gossip,\u201d explains Molina of the mural she created for the bakery this spring \u2014 one that might make you ponder: Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life?<\/p>\n

For Molina, that philosophical question matters less than creating something that brings a smile to someone\u2019s face. \u201cSpreading joy and happiness with my art has always been my number one goal,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

And she succeeds. Her creations are vibrant, bold, and lush. Describing herself as a \u201cLatina maximalist,\u201d Molina embraces a \u201cmore is more\u201d approach. \u201cI always want to add more pops of color, more movement. Make it busy, but clean. Organized chaos, I guess,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

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Blanca Molina paints a section of a mural in downtown Cloverdale, Wednesday Aug. 21, 2024, that highlights the community’s Latino culture. (Kent Porter \/ The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At its core, Molina\u2019s art represents a yearning to capture the life her family left behind when they immigrated to California from Jalisco, Mexico, when she was 5 years old. \u201cI kind of missed out on my culture by not being over there, so the only way I could connect to it is by drawing things that are important to the Mexican culture,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Molina is especially drawn to pink and orange hues, colors significant to D\u00eda de los Muertos, which also happens to be her busiest time of year. She recently completed a D\u00eda de los Muertos project for Lush Cosmetics, creating packaging that will be released this autumn.<\/p>\n

The imagery of sugar skulls and brujas<\/em> (witches) \u2014 inspired by the holiday \u2014 features prominently in her artwork and has brought her considerable attention. But her work also incorporates American influences. \u201cI grew up here, so I do use a lot of Spanglish,\u201d she says of her designs.<\/p>\n

After her family settled in Napa, Molina, her parents, and her two siblings moved to a property in Alexander Valley where her father managed a vineyard. She worked at the nearby Jimtown Store during college and credits the store\u2019s owner at the time, Carrie Brown, with influencing her artistic approach. \u201cShe\u2019s very colorful in her way of putting foods together. It influenced my art down the line,\u201d Molina recalls.<\/p>\n

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A collection of stickers featuring Blanca Molina\u2019s art. They are a popular and portable way for people to display her work on cars, water bottles and laptops. (Beth Schlanker \/ The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A career graphic designer<\/a>, Molina learned early on, while a student at Healdsburg High School, that creativity can be a powerful tool for tackling tough topics. \u201cSometimes, the topics weren\u2019t even that interesting to me, but I knew I had to do a poster and the poster made me more excited about it.\u201d Some teachers even complimented her ability to make \u201cboring\u201d subjects more engaging.<\/p>\n

Even now, with her use of vivid colors and joyful artwork, she manages to broach subjects like immigration, feminism, and self-actualization with a sense of humor \u2014\u00a0 albeit with a subversive spin, but only in the nicest way possible. \u201cI don\u2019t like to say negative things, I like to spread positivity,\u201d she says of her images with messages like \u201cThe immigration community is beautiful\u201d and \u201cThe future is female.\u201d<\/p>\n

Molina\u2019s message of joy and positivity flourishes for all to see in her artwork. Her murals, largely concentrated in the Roseland neighborhood, are public-facing art. In addition to the one at T\u00eda Mar\u00eda, another at nearby HenHouse Brewing reads, \u201ccon cerveza, no hay tristeza.\u201d Molina says, \u201cIt sounds better in Spanish,\u201d but translates it roughly to \u201cwith beer, there is no sadness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A mural by Sonoma County-based artist Blanca Molina at Henhouse Brewing Company in Santa Rosa. (Beth Schlanker \/ The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Artist Blanca Molina’s colorful mural, which translates to \u201clive and enjoy life,\u201d continues to bring smiles to those who pass by Saz\u00f3n Peruvian restaurant on Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa. (Beth Schlanker \/ The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her first design, \u201cvivir y disfrutar,\u201d painted in 2022 on the side of Saz\u00f3n Peruvian restaurant<\/a>, means simply to \u201clive and enjoy life\u201d \u2014 a reminder, perhaps, to the sometimes harried drivers on busy Sebastopol Road to slow down and take it easy.<\/p>\n

Her newest mural design, debuting this summer, is mobile \u2014 a bus in Napa Valley will be fully wrapped in her artwork, incorporating, among other things, vineyards, a vineyard worker, and a woman holding a glass of wine on one side. On the other, orange poppies and the California bear appear \u2014 in this iteration, with a pair of monarch butterfly wings. (The bear on the California flag was inspired by a bear named \u201cMonarch,\u201d one of the last California grizzlies in captivity.)<\/p>\n

Although all her murals are impressive, none are so precious as to be tucked away in an intimidating gallery or hushed museum. The medium is the message: This is art for everybody.<\/p>\n

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Blanca Molina\u2019s mural stands on the corner of N. Cloverdale Boulevard and W. Second Street for its unveiling in Cloverdale on Sept. 20, 2024. (Abraham Fuentes\/For The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mural in Molina\u2019s new hometown, Cloverdale, which was unveiled last year<\/a>, was a turning point for how she approaches projects. Through a series of meetings organized with Kimzin Creative, community members gave input about meaningful images to include. The themes they selected were incorporated into letters that spell out \u201cCloverdale\u201d for a 60-foot mural on the side of the Encore Dance Theater on Cloverdale Boulevard.<\/p>\n

To create a mural, Molina photographs the wall, then uses its exact dimensions for her design. In her home office, she creates a digital image on a computer with a giant screen that allows her to easily see her more detailed work.<\/p>\n

When it\u2019s time to turn virtual into reality, she uses a laptop to project the outline of her design onto the wall, then traces it, quickly, sometimes in chalk, sometimes with paint. For large projects, like the Cloverdale mural, she projects a quadrant at a time, carefully piecing it together.<\/p>\n

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Muralist Blanca Molina prepares to complete a mural in downtown Cloverdale, Wednesday Aug. 21, 2024, that highlights the community’s Latino culture. From left, background are Marta Cruz, Tim McDonald, Bob Scott, Sara Hagen and Laura Arreguin. (Kent Porter \/ The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Staff of La Familia Sana from left to right; Laura Arreguin, Jade Weymouth, Andrea G, Christina Rosas, Maria De Jesus Ferreira, Mayra Arreguin and Blanca Molina (center), muralist, stand in front of Molina\u2019s mural during its unveiling in Cloverdale on Sept 20, 2024. (Abraham Fuentes\/For The Press Democrat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it came time to paint the Cloverdale mural, the community got to help \u2014 a first for Molina. She describes her work as a \u201cvery color-by-numbers kind of style,\u201d which helps on projects where people bring varying degrees of artistic experience or, perhaps, none at all. But just because it\u2019s easy to paint, it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s easy to design.<\/p>\n

Creating the template, she says, is where the real work lies. \u201cComing up with something that other people can do, that\u2019s where it gets tricky.\u201d But for her, the work is worth it because that collaboration allows people to experience a deeper connection to the art. \u201cPeople would go to the flower they painted, and they\u2019ll show their family, \u2018Oh, I painted that flower.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, when a business or organization asks her to create a mural, she encourages them to consider involving others. \u201cIf you bring customers in (to help), they\u2019ll become even more loyal customers,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s just a beautiful feeling. It brings more positivity to that business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Living so close to the Cloverdale mural, Molina finds a lot of satisfaction seeing people \u2014 including city council members \u2014 take photos in front of it. \u201cIt\u2019s like a warm hug.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow on Instagram @blancacreative<\/a>. blancacreative.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Find Molina’s murals, along with murals from other local artists, scattered all around Sonoma County<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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