Barbara is the premiere artist and builder of children’s play structures in the United States, hand-designs and crafts her incredibly elaborate play structures for children.  Butler has combined childhood fantasies with architectural know-how to create a world of enchantment right in your own backyard.  Butler’s client list includes Robert Redford, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, Bobby McFerrin, and Walt Disney Productions.

For the last 28 years she has concentrated on swings, ziplines, castle, treeforts, secret escapes. She has built over 640 unique play structures and treehouses for kids (& their adults) and still LOVES it! Being a builder of dreams never gets old!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to keep your creativity inspired
• The secret to Barbara believing in herself
• If you love something keep going and keep trying

Inspired Round Q&A:

• Most Inspiring Book-
  • The Pattern Language, architecture book about building homes  – the adult in her
  • Harriet the Spy – the kid in her
  • Jane Austen an incredible comfort to the woman in her
• Favorite Song-
  • Jazz Nut listens to KCSM – 24hr jazz radio in San Francisco
  • Hurricane Season, Trombone Shorty
  • The Art Ensemble of Chicago
• Best Resource-
  • The Ocean, she goes there to think and clear her head
  • Yoga
• Surprising Fact About Barbara- 
  • She doesn’t have kids herself, so busy creating and building a business but never had kids. She’s the big kid!
• Most Important Thing to Know About Barbara-
  • Play is the more important thing for all of us. We all need play to process.

 Interview Links:

• Website:
  • www.BarbaraButler.com
• Facebook:
  • www.facebook.com/BarbaraButlerTreehouses
• twitter:
  • twitter.com/barbarabutler
• Instagram:
  • www.instagram.com/barbarabutlerbuilds/

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