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Discover the talented duo behind Coast Raven Design Studio

ByHeather Conn March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Want to know who created the wooden, First Nations carving of a sun, which appears on the police station wall of the TV show Murder in a Small Town? Read my profile in the spring issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. You’ll discover the talented, creative duo who have worked together for 44 years at Coast Raven Design Studio in Davis Bay.

Their shop on the Sunshine Coast Highway is a cornucopia of silver jewelry, wooden carvings, plaques, brooches, masks and more.

Artie George at work

Richard de la Mare with one of his silver jewelry pieces

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PR content and lyrics provided for U.S. musician
ByHeather Conn February 5, 2000April 24, 2023

I created a press kit, wrote promotional materials, and provided additional lyrics on the CD Kid at Heart for U.S. entertainer Persephone Dimson. Owner of Demeter Music, this Arizona-based musician hosts children’s live music shows, provides multi-genre solo performances for people of all ages, and is a trained music therapist.

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ByHeather Conn February 5, 2014April 24, 2023

Since 2009, I have blogged weekly on many Arts and Culture subjects, including TV and Film, Writing, and the Creative Process. Click here to read on my blog about Writing Click here to read on my blog about Creativity Click here to read on my blog about Film and TV Why not subscribe to my…

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Another excellent author experience at Art and Words
ByHeather Conn September 3, 2024September 4, 2024

Had an excellent time at this year’s 3rd Annual Art and Words event, held at the Gibsons Public Market Aug. 22-25. This event, hosted by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society, started with the Book Fair, where more than a dozen authors and artists shared their wares on the main floor. Some participants came…

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Recognition from my MFA alma mater
ByHeather Conn February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

My memoir No Letter in Your Pocket recently appeared in the “New & Notable” book section (winter 2024 issue) of Goucher Magazine in Baltimore, MD. That feels like a birth notice, of sorts, because Goucher College is where I began to birth this book, in their creative nonfiction MFA program. Lynn Satterfield, Goucher’s director of…

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Author book signing at Sunnycrest Mall
ByHeather Conn November 21, 2009April 24, 2023

I will be signing copies of Vancouver’s Glory Years in front of Woods Christmas store from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC

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Memoir reading March 24 at Mission Point House
ByHeather Conn March 1, 2024March 1, 2024

I will be reading from my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket on March 24 at Mission Point House in Davis Bay, BC. This free public event is part of the monthly writing events hosted by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society. I like what BC BookWorld has said about my book: “Above all,…

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Artie George at work

Richard de la Mare with one of his silver jewelry pieces

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