On the Road - 205 RETIRED - Copper Art Block

"Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road." - Jack Kerouac

While this quote stems from his classic novel, "On the Road," Kerouac's prose flowed like a silky, winding road. His words beat to the drum of being disaffected, of opening the door to striking out on your own path and accepting the simple moment inside of an Odyssey you didn't expect. And, as he might refrain, seeing one thing ahead: The road goes on.

• Release Date: June 6, 2017
• Retirement Date: July 10, 2020
• Collection: Frontiers 2017
• Made by hand with USA-sourced copper, glass enamel, and a custom wood box frame.
• 5¼" x 8½" x 1¾" - akin to the size of a novel.

What is a Spiritile?

Each Houston Llew 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 around the sides to create an inspiring story through words and images in glass.

Houston believes that meaningful art is about emotion. Thus, every Spiritile created reflects a piece of our story. These icons stretch our memory and bring to mind the people we love, the things we cherish, and the passions we pursue. When collected, Spiritiles become a montage of moments that make us smile, laugh, remember, and dare to dream.