Houston Llew Spiritile: 268 Ragged *Limited Edition *Retired 9/5/22

$350.00
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“ ‘cause she’s been through the fire before And I believe she can take a whole lot more” 

-Johnny Cash 

 

LIMITED EDITION--This will retire on Labor Day 2022 and as you know retirement means the price goes up and availability decreases significantly as no more will be produced once a piece retires.  

“You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when

Washington took it across the Delaware

And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key

Sat watching it writing say can you see

And she's getting threadbare and wearing thin

But she's in good shape for the shape she's in

'Cause she's been through the fire before

And I believe she can take a whole lot more

'Cause I'm mighty proud of that ragged old flag”

 

These are the lyrics to Johnny Cash’s 'Ragged Old Flag'.

They speak in so many ways of American’s resiliency, strength, pride, determination and honor.

 

‘She goes where she is asked’- we should serve our Country with pride and celebrate the men and women who fight for our freedom on the front lines every day.

 

With so much question in the World these last few years our flag is a reminder that through the bombs bursting in air to over the foreign lands where the Stars and Stripes have flown over our troops- one thing has remained constant: In God we trust.

 

Spiritiles have and always will be American Made

and American sourced.

 

We love our country and we are proud of where we come from!

One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

 

Size: Approximately 5¼" x 8½" x 1¾" - akin to the size of a novel
Materials: Glass enamel on copper, formed around a heavy wood core

Every Spiritile is made painstakingly by hand in Houston Llew's studio in Charleston, South Carolina. 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 look great alone or in a group. They can be hung on the wall or set on a flat surface without the aid of an easel or stand. They are quite sturdy and can withstand direct sun and covered outdoor environments (we recommend bringing them inside during extreme weather).
 

 

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