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.
"A smile is the light in your window that tells people you're at home." - Anonymous
Spiritile Spirit of the Muse 001 by Houston Llew.
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"Life is like a piano. What you get depends on how you play it." - Tom Lehrer
Houston Llew Spirit Tile #003 Tickled Ivory
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Houston Llew Spiritiles. Tardis #13
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"May all your joys be real joys and all your pains, champagne." - Anonymous
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Bubbly # 48
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"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world." - Marilyn Monroe
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Ms. # 52
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"Don't get your feathers ruffled over little things. Just wing it." - Anonymous
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Wing It! #67
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"To have a child is to make the decision that your heart will forever walk outside your body." - Elizabeth Stone
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Hello! #71
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"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Bon Voyage #124
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"i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)" - e.e. cummings
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Turner Heart II #131
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"You will know the true value of a moment when it becomes a memory." - Dr. Seuss
Spiritile by Houston Llew #138 Memoir.
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"If life was easy, where would all the adventure be?" - Unknown
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Joy Ride #140
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"A reader lives a thousand lives." - George R.R. Martin
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Epic Tales #141
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"When you need a miracle, just look at your child and realize you created one." - Unknown
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Miracle #153
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"I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing as if I had wings." - Mary Oliver Houston Llew Spiritiles. Ascent #155
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"You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life." - Coco Chanel
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Timeless #161
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"We have always been and always will be friends. Time can change much, but not that. " - A.A. Milne
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Feathered Friends #172
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"The world tells you to hurry. Art tells you to take your time. Always listen to the art." - Junot Diaz
Houston Llew Spirit Tile #179 Brush
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"Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly." - Van Morrison
Houston Llew Spiritiles. Sunset Beach #180
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"Sometimes all you need is a new perspective." - H. Cooprider
Houston Llew Spiritiles #186 Perspective. H. Cooprider
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"To the world you may be just one person, but…to one person you may be the world." - Dr. Seuss
Houston Llew Spiritiles. #187 Global
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Houston Llew Spirit Tile #190 Thoroughbred
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"Life is the flower for which love is the honey." - Victor Hugo
Houston Llew Spiritiles. #199 Nectar
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"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - William Saroyan
Houston Llew Spiritiles. #207 Schooling
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"We travel the world over in search of what we need, and return home to find it." - George Moore
Houston Llew Spirit Tile #219 Terminus
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"In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with." - Charles M. Schulz
Houston Llew Spirit Tile #222 Sea Mate
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"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." - Anthony Brandt
Houston Llew Spirit Tile #223 Family Tree
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"Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams." - Henry David Thoreau
Houston Llew Spirit Tile #224 Dreambound
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"My favorite thing to do is to go where I've never been." - Diane Arbus
Houston Llew Spiritile #229 Fresh Ride
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"The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." - Neil Gaiman
Spiritile Canvas #234 by Houston Llew
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"The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." - Vince Lombardi
piritile Aspire #235 by Houston Llew
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