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About the Author
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 Carol Muzik, long-time RN, got creatively inspired by their orphaned gosling’s beauty and pulled out
her trusty 35mm Canon Elan II EOS camera and wide angle zoom lens. Focusing on capturing the details and grand moments in
Lucy's life with her family became the impetus for her to leave a successful career in nursing. Carol went back to her artistic
roots and began drawing and painting and eventually opened an art gallery overlooking Coeur d’Alene Lake. Carol, surrounded
by creativity and feeling completely transformed, even drove her boat to work – instead of a car!
Alongside her popular photography of her goose, Carol sold a fun selection of regional artists’
work at the gallery. She shared Lucy’s story with a custom scrapbook prepared by friend and fellow RN,
Debbie Seavers, and people came in daily to have her re-tell the legend of Lucy. Over and over she heard, “You have
to write a book!” Not one to ignore good advice after the 100th plus time, Carol sold the gallery to devote time to
widening Lucy’s audience.
As the writing began, Carol assembled her beautiful collection of photos and videotape of her family's life with
Lucy to create a short film, Raising Lucy – A Photo & Video Journal under
a new moniker, Raising Lucy Studios. The resulting 11-minute video with beautiful music by singer-songwriter Michael Tomlinson,
and narration by Carol, (available now on our Products page), was an official selection at several film festivals and won the People's Choice Award
at the 2009 Awaken! Spiritual Film Festival and an Official
Selection and a nomination as NI Best Filmmakers at the 2007 Schweitzer Lakedance
International Film Festival in Sandpoint, Idaho. As well, Carol has produced a documentary that has won hearts and awards at film festivals around the country. Carol's latest accomplishments include
a gorgeous 48-page, full-color author-illustrated children's book (Fall 2009), and a coloring storybook/video
for young readers and budding artists. The storybook/video features ready-to-color illustrations, activity pages and her award-winning short video – for a fun multimedia experience the whole family will enjoy. Order the Raising Lucy Hardcover Book and the Coloring Storybook and Video now. Carol says her life was forever changed by a gift from God – a goose. She still
finds endless inspiration in sharing Lucy's story - and has presented it to classrooms and auditoriums of children with enthusiastic
response by the kids and their teachers. A fun coloring contest even won the interest of school-age budding artists, regionally
and nationally. The heartfelt connections to Lucy and her story are especially gratifying, and more art, educational, and
storytelling programs are being planned for this year. Beyond the studio, Carol was recently named board secretary for the
Kootenai Environmental Alliance.
About the Muziks  The Muziks live on a busy bay on Coeur d’Alene Lake in beautiful Northern Idaho. Outdoor
enthusiasts and wildlife lovers, Carol and her husband Nick, skier, boat captain and professional firefighter/paramedic –
were the perfect family to take on raising an orphaned goose. They quickly fell for the tiny ball of fluff and named her Lucy.
Daily, they searched the wetlands and coves in their bay by kayak, trying to find the little orphan a home with wild geese.
In just two short months, Lucy had grown into a large Canada goose that hadn’t yet flown. After watching the video,
Fly Away Home, the Muziks were inspired to teach their goose to fly, providing her
a skill she’d need to survive in the wild. Muzik family photo: Joie Moring
Dedicated to the Spirit of the Wild The Muziks
realize they were lucky that Lucy assimilated to living in the wild at all. After learning more about the drawbacks of allowing
a wild bird to imprint on humans and pets, they work to educate others about the importance of seeking professional assistance.
Their committment to supporting waterfowl rescue and rehabilitation came on the heels of their two-year search to locate a wild bird rehabilitator. Raising Lucy Studios in-kind donations to waterfowl rescue
and wildlife rehabilitation organizations is a reflection of that commitment.
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