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Contra Costa Times
Jan-Feb 2005

ARTFUL SPACES INSPIRE CHILDREN TO PLAY, IMAGINE AND DREAM

BY: CAMERON SULLIVAN

Pleasanton artist Victoria Miraglio paints what she calls “children’s fantasy rooms,” which range from delicate flower gardens to elaborate safari scenes.

“Most parents have an idea of what they want for the child’s room,” she said.  But she recommends parents choose a palette of four or more colors to allow for changes in bedding, and decorative elements as the child grows.  “That way they can bring other things into the room to make it versatile, or use furniture or accessories they already have.”

For a little boy in Pleasanton, Miraglio painted a mural with a heartwarming depiction of a wildlife scene.  Images of grizzly bears and pine trees filled the walls and squirrels scurried over the headboard of the bed.