Description: Houston Llew Picture “Aloft” Houston Llew - Spiritiles I started enameling in a poorly constructed leaning garage in Atlanta. I was unemployed in the middle of the great recession during a record breaking hot summer. Through fortuitous circumstances, I befriended the master enamelist Zingaro, I shadowed the artist around his studio until he gave me the keys to enameling that would later evolve into my first works - Spiritiles. For months I spent every waking hour over a kiln, experimenting, sketching, living on only "ramen and beer". The only reason my art exists today is because I had no other option - no job to fall back on, no security other than what I could create myself. Tenacity keeps me going. When one thing doesn’t work, step back, retool, and try a new path. I love spitballing ideas and trying seemingly crazy things just to see if they work. By harnessing that constant experimentation, art evolves. That’s how it’s possible to create a dueling form of enameled imagery and with bending stories and quotes out of context into something entirely new… I call it “design” but it’s something unnamed. What pushes me forward is the uplifting thoughts and musings. This is the cornerstone of my work- creating art that uplifts, and brings a hopeful connection to life. - houston 8.5” X 5.25” X 1.5” Ships USPS Mail
Price: 300 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-17T16:21:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: houston llew
Primary Material: Copper/Glass
Country/Region of Origin: United States
Color: Multi-Color
Style: American
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Copper
Features: Signed
Age: 2008
