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About Houston Llew
It is not a simple task to branch out from an established medium and create something new. Late night hours, artist wages, and ramen noodles join the blood, sweat, and tears of growing a new art concept from a classic medium. But all of the hard work and long hours can pay off when combined with a vision for telling stories in enameled wall art. Houston Llew started his venture inside a hot garage in Atlanta in the summer of 2008- at the depths of the worst recession since the Great Depression.
A combined vision for art and an eternal optimism turned a dreary economic situation into an opportunity as Spiritiles deliver a beautifully handmade art product to a market looking for affordable pieces to show their fine art collectors. Today, Houston no longer makes Spiritiles out of a garage -“Llewtopia,” as he calls it, is an expanding art studio near downtown Atlanta employing ten full-time artists and artisans as of October 2013.
Each Spiritile is carefully handmade using a series of intricate stencil techniques. From the beginning, Houston’s vision for his enameled artworks drew from the beauty of simplicity. He sought after an imagistic theme for his work rather than pursuing the abstract often seen in other enameled wall art. The image is just the beginning - each piece is paired with a quote sgraffitoed around the sides to create an inspiring story through words and images in glass.
About Houston Llew
It is not a simple task to branch out from an established medium and create something new. Late night hours, artist wages, and ramen noodles join the blood, sweat, and tears of growing a new art concept from a classic medium. But all of the hard work and long hours can pay off when combined with a vision for telling stories in enameled wall art. Houston Llew started his venture inside a hot garage in Atlanta in the summer of 2008- at the depths of the worst recession since the Great Depression.
A combined vision for art and an eternal optimism turned a dreary economic situation into an opportunity as Spiritiles deliver a beautifully handmade art product to a market looking for affordable pieces to show their fine art collectors. Today, Houston no longer makes Spiritiles out of a garage -“Llewtopia,” as he calls it, is an expanding art studio near downtown Atlanta employing ten full-time artists and artisans as of October 2013.
Each Spiritile is carefully handmade using a series of intricate stencil techniques. From the beginning, Houston’s vision for his enameled artworks drew from the beauty of simplicity. He sought after an imagistic theme for his work rather than pursuing the abstract often seen in other enameled wall art. The image is just the beginning - each piece is paired with a quote sgraffitoed around the sides to create an inspiring story through words and images in glass.
Untamed #233
Artwork and quote by Gallery Wild owner and artist! “A life lived wild is a life well lived.” -Carrie Wild | $149
American Heros #251
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” - Winston Churchill | $149
Terra Incognita #210
“May your trails be crooked, winding, and dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.” - Edward Abbey | $149
Family Tree #223
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.” - Anthony Brandt | $149
Sea Mate #222
"In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with.” -Charles M. Schulz | $149
Tidal #181
“Dear Ocean, Thank you for making us feel humble, inspired & salty all at once.” -Unknown | $149
Aloft #10
“To our children we give two things - one is roots, the other is wings.” - Hodding Carter | $149
Aspire #235
“The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.” - Vince Lombardi | $149
Beacon #213
“The more light you allow within, the brighter the world you live in will be.” - Shakti Gawain | $149
Fair Winds #246
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." -Rumi | $149
The Way #236
-“As you start out upon your way, the way will appear.” - Rumi | $149 | RETIRED - only a few left!
Schooling #207
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” -William Saroyan | $149
Chrysalis #228
"A possibility was born the same day as you." -Marcus Solero | $149
True North #162
"Think not that you direct the course of love, for love… directs your course." -Kahlil Gibran | $149
Joyride #140
“If life was easy, where would all the adventure be?” - Unknown | $149
Wing It #67
“Don’t get your feathers ruffled over little things. Just wing it.” -Anonymous | $149
Turning Point #145
“It’s funny how day by day little changes, but looking back, everything is different.” -C.S. Lewis | $149
Canvas #234
"The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." - Neil Gaiman | $149
Ascent #155
“I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing as if I had wings." - Mary Oliver | $149
Take Off #164
“What it if I fall? Oh, but what if you fly!” -Erin Hanson | $149
Wanderlust #166
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” -Susan Sontag | $149
In The Moment #185
“Wherever you are be all there.” - Jim Elliott | $149
Feathered Friends #172
“We have always been and always will be friends. Time can change much, but not that.” -A.A. Milne | $149
Brush #179
“The world tells you to hurry. Art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art.” -Junot Diaz | $149
Sunset Beach #180
“Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.” -Van Morrison | $149
Perspective #186
"Sometimes all you need is a new perspective." H. Cooprider | $149
Global #187
“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” -Dr. Seuss | $149
Thoroughbred #190
“To ride a horse is to ride the sky.” -Unknown | $149 | RETIRED - only a few left!
Nectar #199
“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” -Victor Hugo | $149
Depth Perception #208
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein | $149
Stellar #220
“There is always something you can do and succeed at. Where there’s life, there is hope.” -Stephen Hawking | $149
Alight #135
“Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” -Emily Dickinson| $149
Dreambound #224
“Go forth godly in the direction of your dreams.” -Henry David Thoreau | $149
Our Corner #198
“This is one corner on one planet of on galaxy…and there is so much to see.” -Eleventh Door | $149
In The Air #203
“Everyone has oceans to fly…Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?” - Amelia Earhart | $149
Memoir #138
"You will know the true value of a moment when it becomes a memory." - Dr. Seuss | $149
Sterling #239
"We have always been and always will be friends. That in itself is a tremendous thing." -A.A. Milne & E.B. White | $149
Nurture #248
"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart." - Elisabeth Foley | $149
Guiding Light #243
"Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: yours is the darkness of my soul's return - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars" -E.E. Cummings | $149
Americano #242
"You are like a fresh cup of coffee first thing in the morning." -Unknown | $149
Delicacy #241
"Be a cupcake in a world full of muffins." -Unknown| $149
Sea Worthy #240
"A ship is safe in harbor - but that is not what ships are built for." -John A. Shedd | $149
Fulfillment #238
"You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete." -George Strait | $149
Corduroy #236
"Life is a matter of waiting for the right moment to act."Paulo Coelho | $149
Incandescent #232
"If your curiosity could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world." -Nikola Tesla | $149
Elysian #231
"Out beyond the ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there." -Rumi | $149
Euphony #230
"Art is how you enrich your space. Music is how you enrich your time." -Unknown | $149
Fresh Ride #229
"My favorite thing to do is to go where I've never been." -Diane Arbus | $149
Lucky Find #227
"Love and luck thrive where they grow wild and free." -Unknown | $149
On Point #225
"What seems challenging now will someday be your warm-up." -Unknown | $149
Terminus #219
"We travel the world over in search of what we need, and return home to find it." -George Moore | $149
Duet #217
"We are not only lovers, We are the closest of friends." -Simone de Beauvoir | $149
Arc #216
"You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step." -Martin Luther King Jr. | $149
Sancerre #215
"What matters more than the wine is the moment and the friends with whom our wine is shared." -Olivier Magny | $149
Cue Up #214
"Music is my refuge. I crawl into the grooves." -Maya Angelou | $149
Temptation #197
"Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is, we’ll find it." -Sam Levenson | $149
Incomparable #195
"For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you." -Andrew McMahon | $149
All-In #192
"Life is more than holding good cards; it’s about playing your hand well." -Robert Louis Stevenson | $149
Refill #188
"We are all cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." -Ray Bradbury | $149
Timeless #161
"You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life." -Coco Chanel | $149
Miracle #153
"When you need a miracle, just look at your child and realize you created one." -Unknown | $149
Shaken #151
"I like to have a martini, two at the very most. Three I'm under the table, four I'm under the host." -Dorothy Parker | $149
Epic Tales #141
"A reader lives a thousand lives." -George R.R. Martin | $149
Turner Heart II #131
"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)" -E.E. Cummings | $149
Bon Voyage #124
"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver | $149
Sweet Spot #88
"Home … the spot on earth supremely blest, a sweeter spot than all the rest." -Robert Montgomery | $149
Thanks #83
"People may forget what you said and forget what you did but they will always remember how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou | $149
Bubbly #48
"May all your joys be real joys and all your pains champagne." -Anonymous | $149
Hello! #71
"To have a child is to make the decision that your heart will forever walk outside your body." -Elizabeth Stone | $149
Ms. #052
"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world." -Marilyn Monroe | $149
Tickled Ivory #3
"Life is like a piano. What you get depends on how you play it." -Tom Lehrer | $149
Spirit of Muse #001
"A smile is the light in your window that tells people you're at home." -Anonymous | $149
Tardis #13 V4
"Embark on the most daring of all endeavors, Meet the future without fear and conquer the unknown.." - Ferdinand Magellan | $149
In Tune #30
"Life and love go on. Let the music play." -Johnny Cash | $149