MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Milano’s Pizza in Morgantown has added a bit more West Virginia flair to its interior with a cryptid mural designed by local artist Liz Pavlovic .
Owners of Milano’s, Dan and Karis Field, said they wanted to find a way to make the restaurant their own since acquiring the business about two years ago. Milano’s also happens to be Pavlovic’s favorite pizza spot, so the collaboration felt perfect for both parties.
“I was super excited when they reached out about it,” Pavlovic told 12 News. “We get pizza from them all the time so, it was a natural fit.”
The mural features The Flatwoods Monster (Braxton Monster), Bigfoot, Mothman and the Grafton monster enjoying each other’s company along with a hot pizza. When approaching her art, Pavlovic says she usually tries to give viewers a quick glance into the everyday lives of the characters she’s drawing.
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“I like to think of them as everyday characters or people or whatever, sort of like a slice-of-life cryptid vibe,” Pavlovic said. “They’re just hanging out like anyone else would be, doing the same kind of thing and having a good time.”…