All (5) Fall 2024 Spiritiles | Houston Llew
This listing is for all five of the Spiritiles in Houston Llew's Fall 2024 collection, "Wonder". Details on each one are below. All 5 will ship together.
Playtime 285
"We didn't realize we were making memories, we just thought we were having fun."
- Winnie the Pooh
Field of Dreams 286
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
- Carl Sagan
Icon 287
"A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous."
- Coco Chanel
Heartstrings 288
"A labor of love is given freely from your heart."
- RK Perkey
Jack 289
"The boundaries between worlds fade as our lantern ignites with imagination."
- Celtic Druid
- 8.5 x 5.5 x 2"
- glass enamel on copper, formed around a wood core
Every Spiritile is made painstakingly by hand in Houston Llew's studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The glass is applied to one side of the metal using stencils and relying on precise layering with hand sifters. The piece is only fired once. After firing, a pin is rolled over the enameled metal to form intentional crazing marks in the glass. Although it goes against the medium's traditional teachings, Houston says this technique creates increased light refraction, particularly in the transparent glass.
Spiritiles can be hung on the wall (they look especially impactful in groups), displayed freestanding, and even withstand high humidity, direct sun and covered outdoor environments (we recommend taking them inside during cold winter weather).