On this special episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, we’re listening the keynote speech at h+h americas 2025 delivered by Larrie Kind, also known as Mister Larrie.
Larrie is an arts and crafts content creator, design professor, and creativity enthusiast based in Orlando, Florida. His projects often center on bright colors, bold patterns, and budget-friendly basics, all geared toward making crafting and self-expression through creativity truly accessible to all.
Larrie’s professional background is centered on visual communication, teaching, and commercial design. A prolific maker and content creator, Larrie has exhibited work as a painter and illustrator at universities and galleries nationally and in his home state of Louisiana. His work as a content creator has been featured in Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine, Simply Sewing Magazine, and Shondaland. His most recent brand partnerships include Tulip, Glowforge, Amazon, Adobe, Starbucks, and Joann Stores.
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The title for Larrie’s keynote is “Unicorns on the Conference Call: Living an Authentically Creative Life as an Adult.” He talks about how to find joy in the creative process as an adult, acknowledging that this can be challenging given everything else that’s going on in our lives.
Larrie traces his personal journey into creative expression and shares ways in which we can pursue artistic activity unapologetically. His enthusiasm, humor, and genuine love of making shine through, and you will come away from this speech feeling renewed and inspired.
Be sure to follow Mister Larrie on Instagram for bursts of joy and bright colors!
