Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Roguest Walthour. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Roguest, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Do you feel you or your work has ever been misunderstood or mischaracterized? If so, tell us the story and how/why it happened and if there are any interesting learnings or insights you took from the experience?
Being an artist of any kind comes with a lot of misunderstanding even from people closest to you. With every project pertaining to “Welcome To 3s Mind” comes with a message rather it’s to myself or just general for the public but of course as a creative I do like to take it up a notch with going in the commercial direction and that’s where things could get a little tricky. Art is supposed to be interpreted by who ever’s viewing the piece, so I’m aware of that part but where I get conflicted is when people view my art as just another painting with no meaning. Kinda like a painting at a convenient store.
Roguest, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My name is Roguest Walthour III, But go by 3. 3 comes from me being the third generation of my name. I’m from Gary,IN and I’m a model, actor, singer, creative and now an Entrepreneur! I’ve always been creative for as long as I could remember, I started off as a sketch artist in elementary school, then dove more into acting in middle school by doing lil skits with my siblings and putting together short films when I got to high school I knew I wanted expand on acting so I got into theatre where I performed on stages with all lead roles, I just knew entertainment was for me. Around Junior year my looks began to develop more and i immediately dove into modeling out of curiosity then fell in love. When I turned 18 and was able to do as I wanted I began to travel to California for auditions and even did a lot of local work in Vegas like fashion shows, photoshoots, and even began diving into creative directory. Fast forward to now I’ve learned so much but most importantly that I’m in the entertainment business not just entertainment so along with my work I have decided to start a business called “Trois Gold Body Butter” which is hair and skin care products. My products are natural oils extracted from fruits & plants such as apples, blue berries , coconut, myrrh, aloe Vera ect. And Shae butters with same natural smells and these products helps with hair regrow and skin moisturizing. TGBB will launch 11/15/24. And of course if you’re not interested in my products I am still a model, actor, singer and creative director with my own team. I am all around creative and love working with creative people.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
Yes, my main goal of course is to have a creative outlet to escape from the real world but also to encourage anyone viewing or close to me to always have a creative outlet, it doesn’t necessarily have to be art or for the public. It could be building cars, nature watching, writing books, doing hair whatever that maybe that frees your mind from that work, sleep, eat and repeat mindset trust I know it could get exhausting. I feel thats very important especially as we get older we tend to put our passions aside thinking it’s childish or just stressing with life in general. I just want to be that reminder to always be free no matter the age.
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
The most rewarding part is seeing the final results. I know when people see the projects I put together they may think it’s easy but trust me it’s not at all because I have to somehow put what’s in my mind into film and pictures, also explain it all with my team. Thank Goodness I’ve learned overtime how to better articulate what’s in my mind. But once it’s all filmed and I’ve posted the results I’m deeply satisfied and happy I executed what was in mind.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://troisgoldbodybutter.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roguest_w_imt3?igsh=NTgxaGk3c3IwMWlz
- Linkedin: https://linktr.ee/Roguest?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=64330448-d3e9-4570-ba12-c4bfa5e9fbf4
- Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@roguest_w_imt3
Image Credits
Photographers: Ruben Leon & Phillip Designers/ Brands: Haus Of Vangaudy, BRITE Hair, Shaded Drip, 3T Designs, Maceoo, Diavontti Collections, Trois Gold Body Butter, and Merlin Castell