Purbeck Coast Shingle - Warbarrow Bay

£840.00 GBP

Purbeck Coast Shingle - Warbarrow Bay

Name: Purbeck Coast Shingle - Warbarrow Bay
Brand: Lucy Auge Ltd
Price: 840.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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2026, Charred Wood

Unframed Dimensions: 50 cm × 50 cm (19.7 in × 19.7 in)
Framed Dimensions: 54 cm × 54 cm (21.3 in × 21.3 in)

Original work, signed by the artist, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, with the sale recorded in the artist’s archive. Presented in a museum-quality, bespoke charred frame.

Artwork Value: £840 (unframed, for reference)

£1,110 (framed price — this work is currently framed and ready to hang. Not available unframed.)

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About the Work

I have been working weekly through my Journal de Bord series for several years—an ongoing practice rooted in real-time observation, much like a captain's log. This approach is inspired by the Japanese shichijni ko calendar, where each micro-season lasts only a few days. Nature is constantly changing, and I strive to capture those fleeting moments before they vanish.

This piece is part of my Journal de Bord series, shared with my catalogue subscribers each week. In this entry, I reflect on what I observed in nature, how the piece unfolded, and the specific moment that inspired the work. Below is the journal entry to go alongside this artwork.

Entrée n°112

Worbarrow Bay sits on the Purbeck coast within the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The bay forms part of the Lulworth Ranges, a military training area that has been used by the British Army since the First World War. During the Second World War, its landscape became a training ground for 4 Commando, whose terrain closely matched that of the raid they would later undertake at Dieppe. The commandos returned to Worbarrow Bay for cliff-scaling exercises as part of their preparations for Operation Cauldron in 1942.

The military use of the landscape continues today, meaning Worbarrow Bay is not freely accessible throughout the year. The beach is open to the public when the Lulworth Ranges are open, with access restricted during periods of military training and live firing.

All of these charred works have a story to tell, but I was particularly drawn to the history held by the shingle at Worbarrow Bay. These small stones would have been underfoot as the beach was used for D-Day training — part of a landscape that played a role in preparations for an event that would change the course of history.

I wanted to keep this work simple, using the shingle itself to make the marks. Because the stones are so small, the traces they leave across the charred surface become almost like a field of stars — a quiet record of the place and what has passed across it.

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