Houston Llew started off as an artist with a singular purpose- to make art that creates happiness, sparks joy and brings hope to each person who encounters it! Each piece is made by hand with a copper canvas and colorful glass. The enameled image is enhanced by natural “crazing” which magnifies the luminescence of the glass. This image is coupled with an uplifting story that wraps around the edges: each Spiritile is as unique as its collector.
At any given time, there are roughly 74 Spiritiules in the current collection. A few times a year, some of the current collection is retired, making room for a new release of Spiritles.
If you're looking to help commemorate a life milestone, a birth or a marriage? Let your best friend know how much you appreciate them? A sweet memento to remember that vacation or adventure that brought you so many wonderful memories, then Houston Llew Spiritiles will be that unique gift that they will remember forever.
Houston Llew’s Spiritles are the perfect piece of Art to celebrate the ones you love and to inspire you to follow your dreams and ambitions! Whether you are adding to your collection or starting a new one these Spiritles make the perfect gift for someone special, they will spark hope, a warm memory or just bring a smile to the one you gift it to.
How are Spiritiles made? Each Spiritile is made by hand using copper and finely ground glass called “frit”. By layering glass frit onto a copper canvas using stencils, sifters and playing cards: the image and story start to come to light. Fired in a kiln and cooled under a planchet, the flat is then rolled with a pin to create “crazing". These natural cracks increase the light refraction and magnify the luminescence of the glass. Each copper canvas is fired flat and then molded aropund a soilid frame of wood to create a Spiritile. The story, author and Houston’s signature are wrapped around the sides. They come in a gift box with a brochure full of information and images of Houston’s other Spiritiles.
Come visit us here at Studio Seven Arts to see what we have in stock and if you don’t find the tile you are looking for, we can order it for you.
