RavensTale Creative Foundry emerged from a desire to weave captivating stories through alternative aesthetics. With a passion for photography, video production, and narrative crafting, RavensTale aims to empower creatives and brands to find their voice and embrace their unique stories. Based in the heart of Ladysmith, British Columbia, we believe in the transformative power of art and creativity.
Our Mission
RavensTale Creative Foundry empowers creatives, models, bands, and brands to find their voice and embrace their full potential through bold, speculative storytelling. We collaborate to bring visions to life—whether through striking visuals for music videos or narratives that explore the dark corners of adversity and challenge the boundaries of the mainstream—while inspiring audiences to think, connect, and embrace their true selves.
Our Values
Authenticity
A Raven's Tale
Once, in a forgotten corner of the world, there lived a raven born without a flock. While others flew in perfect formation, he drifted alone—drawn not to the open skies but to the shadows between the trees, the whispers beneath the soil, and the glimmer of forgotten things buried deep in the dusk.
The raven was mocked for his strangeness, his fascination with broken relics and stories no one else dared to speak aloud. But he listened. He listened to the wind in abandoned places, to the sobs hidden behind smiles, to the laughter that echoed from dreams not yet born. In time, he learned that the things cast aside were often the most beautiful. The most true.
One night, under a moon that split the sky like a wound, the raven gathered bones, thread, and starlight, and began to build something. Not a nest—but a forge. A place where fragments could be reforged into wonder. Where monsters could become muses, and outcasts could rise as legends. It was a haven for those who wandered off the path, those who needed a place to become.
And so, RavensTale was born—not just from wings, but from scars and spells and the sacred art of storytelling. A foundry for the strange, the bold, and the beautifully misunderstood. A promise that even in the dark, every tale is worth telling.
Our Team
Kyle
Creative Director
Kyle Emmerson is the developer of the vision behind RavensTale Creative Foundry. With a strong passion for alternative aesthetics, storytelling, filmmaking, and photography, Kyle aims to create bold, high-concept visual stories that resonate deeply with audiences. His focus is on empowering narratives that challenge norms and inspire connections between creators and their audiences, as well as helping individuals connect with themselves.
As a teen parent, he learned the importance of resilience and adaptability, which have deeply informed his values of authenticity, empathy, emotional intelligence, honesty and his approach to storytelling. Currently in his third year of university for a degree in media studies, Kyle is well-versed in practice and utility of media. He aims to help individuals, influencers, and brands find their unique voice and unapologetically show it to the world.
Ollie
Make-up Artist
Ollie Henderson is a young make-up artist developing their craft. Despite their youth, they bring a passion to the art beyond their years and an eagerness to continue learning and honing their skills. Ollie additionally has an interest in modeling and photography, and is currently attending high school.
Ollie is currently exploring their gender identity and uses she/they pronouns.
Flight of the Raven
Every vision has its origin. Every story, a first spark.
RavensTale wasn’t built in a straight line—it rose from shadowed dreams, hard-won lessons, and moments of inspired rebellion. Like the raven in myth and legend, we scavenged meaning from the margins, collecting pieces from lived experience, creative obsession, and a refusal to conform.
This is the journey so far—a flight through time, transformation, and the forging of a foundry for bold storytelling.
Creative Beginnings
After years as a full-time single father, Kyle found himself with a quiet house when his daughter left for college—and in that space, his creative instincts reignited. He began exploring photography and visual storytelling, experimenting with collaborative shoots and narrative-driven imagery. When the pandemic hit, he pivoted to advising social media content creators, helping others craft compelling digital presences. It was during this time that Kyle returned to his roots, moving back to Vancouver Island from the City of Vancouver.
The Academic Shift
Kyle enrolled in the Media Studies program at Vancouver Island University, focusing on content creation, visual communication, and the theory behind media production and storytelling. This academic foundation deepened his understanding of how stories shape culture and influence audiences—knowledge that now fuels much of RavensTale’s work. This chapter marked a shift from instinctive creativity to intentional, strategic storytelling.
The Raven's Tale Takes Flight
RavensTale Creative took flight, its wings shaped by a growing mission: to craft stories that uplift the outcasts, the misfits, and the bold dreamers who refuse to fade into the background.
Building the Brand
The first feathers were laid with intention—client packages crafted, the RavensTale website unveiled, and a suite of creative services offered to the world. From intimate boudoir sessions to narrative photography and digital storytelling for brands and performers, the Foundry began forging stories into striking visual form.
Looking Forward
RavensTale Creative Foundry is growing—not just as a business, but as a movement. It's a refuge for the unruly, the radiant, and the raw. A space where subcultures are celebrated, shadows are embraced, and unconventional dreams step fully into the light.
If you carry a story that won't stay silent, an aesthetic that defies the norm, or a vision too wild for the mainstream—this is your place.
Welcome home. Let’s dare to tell your story.
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Serving Vancouver Island Region
Located in Ladysmith, British Columbia