I'm taking part today in
Monday Murals hosted by Sami.
This Edmonton mural created by artist Melisa Nocelli
(a muralist and illustrator based in Spain)
celebrates the cacao beans from which chocolate is made.
Cacao beans come from pods which grow on trees.
Cacao trees are native to the Amazon rainforest, but today
over 80% of cacao beans are grown in West Africa
This mural is found on the building which houses
Delavoye Chocolate Maker, a local boutique
chocolate factory, shop and cafe.
All its cacao beans are ethically sourced.
[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]
36 comments:
Yum ... chocolate! And art!
...Debra, you have world class murals to enjoy. This is a fabulous one!
Love the tropical theme!
I hope you sampled the goods, as research to assess the quality.
And where would humanity be without the two sacred beans- cacao and coffee?
@ Ms. Moon -- I agree!
The Amazon forests are being cut down. Thank the goddess another country is able to pick up the mantle. We do need our beans...
Just as climate change is ruining French vineyards, other countries are finding they can pick up the slack. We do need our grapes....
It's a good one, Debra.
lovely
What a beauty! Celebrating the bean, the environment, the labor... And a beautiful color palette.
That mural would make the building very easy to find.
Where would we be without chocolate? : ๐ Beautiful mural Debra. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals
What a beautiful mural, well done!
thank you so much for sharing such a lovely and beautiful mural ❤️
i just loved how it has been created as feels so captivating and amazing ๐
So beautiful, Debra!
I appreciate the nod to famers/labourers too.
Edmonton has some wonderful murals, and a chocolate mural is beyond art. I just realized we don’t have a gourmet chocolatier here (that I know of). Melisa Nocelli is based in Madrid! I need to find her art (and that chocolate).
Wow! Beautiful!
@ Moving with Mitchell -- I KNEW you'd like the fact that the artist is from Spain! Edmonton is kind of a hot spot for local gourmet chocolatiers -- we have at least four that I can think of just off the top of my head, and I'm sure there's more! Oh, just thought of another two. See?
J’adore le chocolat fin :-)
Le cadeau des dieux olmรจques
Quelle magnifique fresque murale !
Similar ร Delavoye, ร Montrรฉal nous avons Bonneau, Avanaa, Qantu, Amango, Andrรฉe et Chloรฉ.
Le chocolat devient coรปteux en raison de la sรฉcheresse, des maladies des cultures et de la fermeture de plantations de cacao au profit de projets de dรฉveloppement en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Sans oublier les travailleurs rรฉclamant des salaires plus รฉlevรฉs et la manipulation des prix via les contrats ร terme et les options sur la cacao.
Monsieur Dupuis ๐จ๐ฆ
@ Anonymous (Monsieur Dupuis) -- Malheureusement, il semble que les meilleures choses de la vie ne soient pas gratuites.
That mural is so nicely done. I do love chocolate.
Ah!
My favorite food!
I love chocolate!
This mural is fabulous. Very well done.
XOXO
I like this mural. It reminds me of a trip I had to Costa Rica where we made our own hot cocoa from fresh beans...it took awhile but it was amazing.
Beautiful mural indeed!
This is the best mural ever. I do love chocolate and am sad that many manufacturers are sacrificing quality for profits by using cheaper ingredients which affects the taste of course.
Wonderful Debra!
Really lovely mural ๐๐ป
Fabulous mural - I love the colours - and who doesn't like chocolate! Have a fabulous week. And thankyou for visiting my blog this week.
Wow, this is a wonderful one!
I love that mural!
Stunning mural! I only buy fairtrade chocolate. I don't mind paying more. Besides, I don't eat a lot of it!
Great mural. I went on a cacao tour in Costa Rica. It was well done and I learned a lot.
In Grenada WI cocoa is grown and made into wonderful chocolate bars. Gigi
Beautiful murals. I celebrate chocolate every time I eat it - which is regularly ๐
I want to run out and get a Hershey's.
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