The Brave Castle is back, a little dusty, a little ashy. Fires came and went. A lot has changed.
Thanks for tuning in. I have plans for more and it feels good to return. @gnarlytubes

Gary Paintin is a young local artist who has gone full time in the art life game. He is on his own path and is definitely a character. Please go see his art On sept. 1st @ atlas coffee in Santa Rosa @garypainting 

Tony Guaraldi-Brown is a professional illustrator and comic book artist who also teaches art at Rancho Cotati High School. He is a master of his craft and deep thinking individual. Find him and his book at www.tgbart.com and @tony_guaraldi_brown 

Jared Powell is a big brother of mine, fellow tattooer and coworker of mine at Glass Beetle Tattoo. He's a thinker and a professional artist. @jp87cents @glassbeetletattoo

My big sister Mikayla Butchart is on to talk art life and business, school, new york and chasing the damn thing down! She is an inspiring person who I Love greatly. Find her on Instagram @mikaylabutchart & mikaylabutchart.com

Klaus Rappensperger is an artist and fabricator who owns Schnitz Kraft. Klaus is a talented and introspective business owner and father. Find him on Instagram @schnitzkraft 

Jared Powell is a visual artist and fellow tattooer at Glass Beetle Tattoo in Santa Rosa. He has been making tattoos for many years while making visual art and Graffiti @jp87cents is where you will find him on Instagram.

Walter Blair Tom is a visual artist, surfer, skateboarder, activist, hockey player.... the list goes on. Check his work out on Instagram @gnarlytubes

Find me @renzo_butchart on Instagram

Andrea Kendall is a visual artist local to Sonoma county. She has a an opening at Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa on June 6th to show her latest work. Find her on Instagram @andreakendallart and come out to see her work in June.

Find me on Instagram @renzo_butchart

Please Support and donate to www.familyhouseinc.org

Martin Gilbertson is the technical stage director at Santa Rosa's 6th street play house. He is currently producing a brand new stand up comedy night once a month. This months comedy date is APRIL 26TH at 8pm and is $15 at the door. There will be a beer wine and cocktail bar and live music. Please come hang out and party with the BRAVE CASTLE CAST CREW!! Lets support this event and Martin in his new adventure in making Santa Rosa better. 

Martin studied sculpture at Sonoma State University and he and I always make for a great rabbit hole. Enjoy the episode.

Check out Sixth Street Play house at their website and check there rail road square location on the 26th of april 2017 

http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com/

I met Brandon when he was a bar tender in Santa Rosa's local whisky bar named Jack and Tonys. I have an interest in Brandon's work because he builds cocktail menus and is constantly creating new drinks. He is now running the bar in Healdsburg's Vallette. I ate there recently and I got to enjoy Brandon's creativity. Brandon studied martial arts for a long time and is also a tattoo and art nerd. He and I always have something to talk about.

Please check out Brandon's work at Vallette in Healdsburg, you will not be disappointed. Both the food and drinks are top notch.

This episode I introduce the Brave Castle Drawing Challenge. Every episode or so I will be giving out simple drawing assignments for all of us to do. This episodes challenge is HARP. I will be doing the challenges as well and posting to instagram. If you would like to participate, Draw, build, sculpt or whatever to achieve a "HARP" take a photo and post on instagram with the hash tag #bravecastledrawingchallenge and tag me in the photo as well @renzo_butchart

This is a way for us to participate together in fun online critique and get our drawing muscles working. Everyone can draw! You just have to see it all the way through even if you hate it!

check me out on Insta @renzo_butchart

and check out my shop @glassbeetletattoo

thanks for the support everyone!

Klaus Rappensperger is an artist who owns and operates Schnitzkraft where he designs and fabricates products for homes and businesses. He is a builder, artisan, designer, illustrator, skateboarder, thinker, self publisher, father and big time podcast listener. Klaus and I have been talking about art together for a few years now and we always have great conversations. I always enjoy my time with Klaus, he will be a repeating guest. This podcast is being reposted due to an audio editing issue. Sorry for any disruptions. Podcasting has a steep learning curve for me. Enjoy.

Find Klaus on Instagram @klausvonschnitz

I am joined on this episode by Francesco Catania who is a musician and visual artist. We discuss the creative process, electronic music versus playing normal instruments, art space, downloading theft of music and trickle down bad attitudes. This is a very positive episode about healthy mindsets and living to foster a life of artistic production. Cesco is a very motivated and talented person. From playing guitar to building large scale sculpture, Francesco is always working on something. check out his band The Drought Cult on band camp, his website is www.francesco-echo.comand his instagram is @francesco.echo 

John Blackwell is a long time photographer, mountain biker and all around adventurer. John chases good times outdoors endlessly. If he cant get out on his bike for a few days, he suffers. A man of motion but also deeply creative, John is always looking for subjects for his photography. When the muses don't show up he doesn't force inspiration. Instead, he takes to the road or mountain seeking another hill to conquer and descent to navigate. John is a motivated guy who I find is always switching it up. From bartending to mountain bike adventure photography, John is always up to something and making moves. We discuss his journey in photography, his time in the bike industry and his wild adventures getting lost in the desert with BIKE magazine. Look John up on Instagram @johnmblackwell and navigate to his website johnblackwellphotography.net to see his work and outdoor life. 

I met Walter Blair Tom ( I know him as Blair) in high school. He was like a big brother to me, him being 2 years older. Most of our time together was spent art making and he was a fun wild dude to run around with. Always up before everybody else, Blair was getting after it at a young age. From hockey to surfing, to studying history to visual art and skate boarding, Blair was always rolling the rock up the hill. His level of energy has always inspired me. A wild renaissance man, good friend and smart guy who is always a good time. Blair's life is of interest because he is constantly doing big things and his life evolves quickly into new things often.

If you would like to see Walter Blair Toms work, look him up on Instagram @gnarlytubes