CorvinaDesign

Raven Wolden of Corvina Designs is an artist, graphic designer, and an Indigenous youth entrepreneur from Sts’ailes First Nation, who started this and her other business Get Smashed! Piñatas in 2018. Located in Cultus Lake, BC. From a very young age, she showed an interest in the arts and aspired to be an artist. Her major influences were her mother (Betty Ann Pennier – First Nations Clothing Designer) and father (Rory Wolden – Artist and Graphic Designer), as well as her late uncle (George Pennier – First Nations Artist and Carver). She has won numerous art awards throughout her school years including the District 33 Art Scholarship and Sardis Secondary Gr. 12 Art Award. Raven creates and designs ornaments, some of which reflect Indigenous culture, while also creating designs for clients. With the help of Stó:lō Community Futures, Raven was able to expand her business by creating more unique and higher quality products to sell locally and globally, while located in S’ólh Téméxw, the Stó:lō Traditional Territory in BC.