Huckmade in the news
Huckmade interview with
Coming of Age Atlanta
Enjoy all 63 minutes of me nerding out on varsity jackets, chainstitch, Atlanta and hip-hop history, the joy (and pain) of designing bespoke garments for people and launching my own brand Paper Dragons
YouTube link: Here
NPR: 'Speaking of the Arts': Huckleberry Starnes
Audio essay about how I became a chainstitch and chenille artisan from a segment on WABE (Atlanta's NPR station)
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Meet Huckleberry Starnes on Shoutout Atlanta
Interview about my career in Atlanta and starting my embroidery business at the start of the pandemic.
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CBS Evening New Story
This is a clip from the CBS Evening National News on 12/29/2020.
"Product designer Huckleberry Starnes makes custom masks highlighting the wearer's personality rather than hiding it. Mark Strassmann shares how the masks are putting smiles on faces during these tough times."
People I think you should know with Huckleberry Starnes
People I think you should know with Huckleberry Starnes is a month live video and podcast. Videos are available live on Instagram
Each episode features a conversation with someone that I want people to know about, or learn more about myself.
Conversations with Huckleberry Starnes on VoyageATL
Interview about my journey from sculpture, to woodworking, industrial design and now chainstitch and chenille garments.
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Conde Systems webinar
This webinar is from August 2021.
"Principal Designer Huckleberry Starnes of Robin Hill Design Studio joins us to demonstrate how to incorporate sublimation into the chainstitch and moss stitch embroidery processes.."
View on YouTube: Here
The Chainstitch Sessions
The Chainstitch Sessions is a bi-weekly live video on Mondays at 8PM EST. Videos are available live on Instagram
These videos feature Huckleberry from Huckmade and Adam from Aimless Arrow Embroidery discussing chainstitch, small business, records and answering questions while providing tech tips.
Ink Differently Podcast
This podcast is from January 2021.
"One Sawgrass user is getting national attention! Huckleberry Starnes was featured on the CBS evening news after he created and donated masks to his local first responders. The kicker ... the masks all had smiles on them! Huckleberry tells us how his business has been impacted since he gained a national following. Plus, he walks us through how he was able to be so successful and his future plans."
Deep dive: Decatur’s funky, effective, mercilessly ridiculed planter boxes
Story about the traffic calming planters in Decatur, GA and my goofy response that went viral locally (AKA: Decatur Planters)
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Double Legacy: Art Exhibit
Double Legacy at Cade Tompkins Projects was an art show that had a Master Artist select a counterpart that they had taught.
I was honored to be selected by my mentor John Udvardy to show my sculpture along side his.
Pictured on the right is John Udvary's sculpture (top) and mine below.
See more of John Udvary's work: Here
See more or my sculpture: Here
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