Aida Dorantes
Founder and creative director
Draws every sketch with the client. Speaks Spanish and English.
The studio
A studio that draws before it paints
Dorantes Mural Studio is twelve painters in three crews, working from a shop in the Arts District. Aida Dorantes started it to paint walls for the people who live and work beside them.
Every wall begins with a sketch drawn with the client, and the sketch is the contract for how the wall will look. Aida Dorantes and Mikaela Bacani speak Spanish; the rest of the studio speaks English.
The studio
Who you'll talk to
Four leads out of twelve painters. You meet at least two of them before the first brush.
Edmond Blackwell
Production lead
Runs the scaffolds, lifts and schedule. Decides when a wall is dry enough to paint.
Mikaela Bacani
Lead muralist
Transfers the sketch to the wall and paints the detail. Speaks Spanish and English.
Yee Cheng
Wall prep and approvals
Washes, patches and primes. Chases the landlord letters and the city paperwork.
On file
Papers and insurance
Look the license number up before you sign. A certificate of insurance goes to you or your landlord on request.
State license
Painting and Decorating Contractor (C-33)Verify
CA CSLB lic. # 000000 · California Contractors State License Board
The state license to contract for painting jobs. Look the number up before you sign.
Lead-Safe Certified Firm (RRP)Verify
US Certificate 000000 · U.S. EPA
For paid work that disturbs paint in homes and child-occupied buildings built before 1978.
For buildings built before 1978
EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm (RRP)
A certified renovator is assigned to each covered job. Firm number in the footer.
Insurance
General liability insurance
A certificate of insurance goes to you or your landlord on request.
Languages
English
The whole studio
Spanish
Aida Dorantes, Mikaela Bacani
Come by the shop
Weekdays 8 to 5, Saturdays by appointment. Text first so someone is there.