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Squiggle Frame

Hand forged steel wreath base.

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Description

Squiggle frames are wall hanging wreaths hand forged in mild steel and finished with oil and wax. They are a great base for making all sorts of things decorative. Originally designed as a base for Christmas wreaths it was soon discovered that the shape was so pleasing it could be used all round the year as a base for different crafts. Seaside/Coastal Wreaths being very popular.

Size: 30 x 40 cm high including the squiggle (12×15.5”) Available to buy for £25 from my Folksy Shop here. 

Inspiration

When I first set up the forge and we were making Christmas decorations my apprentice asked if we would be making Christmas wreaths….he had forged flowers in mind so I said no, they would be too heavy and cost a fortune!
That night I went home and berated myself for being negative and started thinking about what would be affordable and not be a liability on the doors of Portsmouth. The next morning I made a squiggle frame, that day I decorated it with green and red felt, then baubles and ribbon, then stones……and so started the life of the Squiggle Frame. I now sell them to ceramicists and weavers to make wall sculptures as well as the public who have used them to make amazing pieces of art. One customer never made hers up, after 3 years she came to me and said she had decided ‘less is more’….she loves the frame just as it is on the wall with no decoration. What will you do with yours?

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Fishy Gathering

A beautiful galvanized steel and fused glass fish sculpture designed to enhance any home with a nautical sea life theme. The bullrush and weed arrangement complement the colourful glass fish giving this piece an endearing maritime look.

Dimensions

Height: 70cm
Width: 47cm
Depth: 25cm
Weight: 5kg
Note all measurements are approximate as all are individually handmade.

This item may be ordered directly via my Folksy website

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Baby Bullrush Birdbath

The Baby Bullrush bird bath is the smaller of our bird baths designed on this theme. It is a quality artisan galvanised steel stand combined with a beautiful fused glass bowl.

Each piece is hand forged by our team of three at Little Duck Forge in Portsmouth and the bowls are made by Elisa Mott of Shake Your Glass.

This design stakes into the ground so is easy to display in any garden – stake into a lawn, flowerbed or deep plant pot.

Dimensions

Height: 70cm (90cm inc spikes)
Width: between 30-45cm
Bowl: 30cm
Note all measurements are approximate as all are individually handmade.

This item may be ordered directly via my Folksy website

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Time and Tide

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Under the sea wall panel

This wall panel of fish under the sea would suit any wall indoors or out. With beautiful organic flowing forms, this ‘Under the Sea’ wall panel hanging is sure to bring a touch of the coast to your home. I love colour but am not so keen on painting steel so I use fused glass for an injection of colour. The galvanised steel will not rust and the glass will not fade.

Dimensions

Height: 40cm
Width: 92cm
Depth: 5cm
Weight: 3kg
Note all measurements are approximate as all are individually handmade.

This item may be ordered directly via my [Folksy website]

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    E-Newsletter

    Newsletter No 1 – January 2022

    Hello and welcome, this is a pretty exciting moment for me, and I want to include you in my first e-newsletter! It has taken me 12 years to build up the courage to send out a newsletter as there are so many other exciting things to do and I fully understand that not everyone has time for even more e-mails. To quickly address why you are receiving it: you probably asked if I had a mailing list at some point in the past or you responded to a post on Facebook, possibly we have met, maybe at a show or you have visited the forge. It may have been a while ago, so you might have to dig deep into the old memory banks. If you don’t want to receive these emails you can absolutely unsubscribe (down at the bottom)… but I hope you stay! I will not bombard you whilst hopefully offering you something of interest each monthly issue: helpful tips, inspiration, recommendations, and possibly some fun.

    Team Photo, Elisa and Lucille

    January Sale

    This time I’m here to tell you about an open day we are having at the forge on Sunday (16th January). Elisa (of Shake Your Glass) and myself will be running a mini January sale in the forge from 11am – 4pm. We have been looking at our stocks and decided it is time to part with some old friends at bargain rates.

    January Sale

    Sunday 16th January, 11am – 4pm

    Eastney Beam Engine House, Southsea PO4 9JF

    This is your chance to pop in and say hello, possibly look around if you haven’t had a chance in the past or to come and see new toys that have appeared since your last visit.

    We are currently in the middle of developing and making new designs for spring 2022 so why not come and see what is in the pipeline. We have also been super busy with commissions that are about to go to the galvanisers so you may enjoy seeing those before they go to their new homes.

    You will be welcome to pop in whatever interests you, no pressure to buy anything. Hopefully you know us well enough to realise that a hot chocolate and biscuit is more our style.

    All the best for 2022 and hopefully see you soon.

    Spring/summer events 2022:

    Sir Harold Hillier Romsey – Exhibition with Hampshire Artists Co-Operative 17 March – 3 April SO51 0QA

    Titchfield Art and Craft Show – 23rd/24th April Titchfield Community Centre, PO14 4AB

    RHS Garden Wisley – 28 April – 2 May. Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB

    Sculpture by the Lakes – 25 – 29 May TBC Dorset

    The Garden Show – Friday 10th – Sunday 12th June 2022, Stansted Park, Rowland’s Castle PO9 6DX

    Art in The Garden – Saturday 21st May – Saturday 4th June 2022 , Evergreen, Trampers Lane, North Boarhunt, PO17 6BU

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    Mackerel Fish

    Mackerel Fish – Set of 3, Blue, Green and Grey
    Mackerel Fish – Blue, Green and Grey

    Create your own metal fish sculpture with a set of Lucille’s fish garden stakes. Available to buy on their own or as a set. Previous customers have enjoyed adding colour swimming in their borders and having them as a focal fish art sculpture on their lawn.

    Two designs of fish are available – mackerel and angel, therefore offering a more classic or tropical feel depending on your preference.

    Lucille works with a variety of glass artists to make the glass fish bodies. These eye catching garden ornaments are ideal for your own garden or to gift to fellow sea lovers. Dreaming of pink? purple? red fish? Get in contact with Lucille and she will be happy to help create your vision!

    Dimensions

    30cm across
    9cm body height
    Stake Heights vary

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    Lundy Sculpture

    Lundy Sculpture with Sea View
    Lundy Sculputre in Garden
    Lundy Sculpture Glass Disc Close up

    Height: 70cm, Across 55cm

    Here we have Lundy a garden sculpture, designed by me, fused glass by Rachel Russel (Swanwick Studio) The sculpture is 70cm tall, the frame is galvanised steel and has a fork on the base to poke into the ground.

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    Jellyfish

    Jellyfish
    Jellyfish
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    Recent Commisions

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    Island City Stories

    Promo film created for local Blacksmith in Portsmouth called Little Duck Forge through Island City Stories. Director: Callum Woods Producer & Editor: Matthew Campbell Camera Op: Brooks Warner-James Sound Recordist: Ryan Palmer

    Island City Stories

    Island City Stories is a collaborative project between students and staff in The Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) at The University of Portsmouth and local independent businesses and community groups in Portsmouth. BA TV & Film Production students were paired up with independent businesses to tell their stories through film. With thanks to Dan Pease from BA Illustration for the logo design. www.islandcitystories.co.uk

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    Some other portfolio work

    Going through photographs recently came across these as previous work.

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    Common Time

    Whilst sat in a band practice one day I was watching the conductor beating time, I suddenly realised the beauty of the form scribed in the air by his batton ….4/4 or Common Time was born. I chose to put a stave through the form to give it balance and a hint at the subject.

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    Snow Witch

    Over twenty local artists responded to a challenge by local author Matt Wingett to make new work inspired by his novel The Snow Witch novel in some form or other.

    Funded by Arts Council England and generously supported by Cascades Shopping Centre the exhibition presented a range of work in a number of mediums. It was open daily for three weeks and saw over 1500 people visit the gallery during this time.

    Curator Lucille Scott, Blacksmith and owner of Little Duck Forge explained that the idea came up in conversation with Matt over a year before in 2018. Originally the exhibition was to be a collaboration between Lucille and Matt, the wordsmith versus the blacksmith. Over the following year, the idea grew into a scheme for the exhibition which opened October 21st 2020.

    The work of other artists taking part can be seen at the exhibition website here

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    Frog arrived safely thank you

    Its always nice to hear from a customer and to see some of their photographs.

    “Just to let you know that the frog arrived safely thank you and is sitting happily in the bird bath. Looks great thank you.”

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    Garden Bench

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    Flamenco Dancer

    Inspired by dance and the movement of fabric plus the freshness of a line and wash sketch I have endeavored to create a 3D ‘sketch’ of a flamenco dancer. The lines are incomplete as if quickly sketched and a hint of colour has been added using glass panels. It isn’t fully ‘coloured’ in the same way a sketch wouldn’t be.

    I have done a series of studies of Flamenso dancing which I love as it is full of spirit and attitude. The pieces range from copper panels of flamenco hands to the 3D life size sculpture.

    In the garden with the first pieces of glass added.
    Her first outing at Stansted Garden Show

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    People of Portsmouth – Lucille Scott


    Jess Mcintosh     As part of my final year project for university I created a series of short documentaries centering around the people of Portsmouth to highlight the individuals within the city.

    I was pleased to be filmed as part of the project and thrilled to learn that Jess received a 1st as a result of her efforts.

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    Exhibition: Pie Factory, Margate

    A Little Bit of What You Fancy : Little Duck Forge and Guests

    Dates: 12 April 2019 to 17 April 2019
    Times: Friday to Tuesday: 9am to 6pm; Wednesday: 8.30am to noon

    Special viewing Friday Evening 7 – 9pm

    Lucille Scott of Little Duck Forge will be exhibiting a collection of work from hand forged steel and copper sculptures to stunning paintings by guest artists. Lucille loves colour but does not like to paint her work so she works in collaboration with ceramicist Jan Griffiths and a number of glass artists chosen specifically for their styles to complement the various design. To fill the walls of the Pie Factory with colour a number of forge friends will be contributing work to the exhibition.

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    Mothers a munitionette

    Little Duck Forge submitted “Mothers a munitionette” for the Transition Exhibition organised by the British Artist Blacksmith Association. Munitionettes manufactured cordite and TNT during the First World War.

    In September 2016, a striking new World War 1 Peace Monument was created at the Grote Markt, in front of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, Belgium and is now located adjacent to the German War Cemetery at Langemark Poelkapelle.

    Transition Touring Exhibition

    The British Artist Blacksmiths Association (BABA) organised Transition, a major international touring exhibition of contemporary forged metal design, opened in September 2016 at the Kazematten, Ypres, Belgium to coincide with the ‘Ypres 2016’ International Blacksmithing Event.

    The Canary Girls were British women who worked in munitions manufacturing (TNT) shells during the First World War (1914–1918). It was not only the UK’s female munitions workers that were affected by the TNT, but also the babies that were born to them. Hundreds of “Canary Babies” were born with a slightly yellow skin colour because of their mothers’ exposure to dangerous chemicals in the munitions factories during World War One. Nothing could be done for the babies at the time, but the discolouration slowly faded with time. [1]

    Further information can be seen at http://www.yprespeacemonument.com/category/transition/

    [1] Wikipedia contributors. (2020, June 24). Canary Girls. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:05, November 5, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canary_Girls&oldid=964214472

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    Weekend Passions: the secret lives of everyday folk

    Steve Hughes owner and full-time freelance commercial photographer at Steve Hughes Photography [formerly Retina Photography] spent some time at the forge as part of his “Weekend Passions – Your stories” project. You can see his post and stunning photographs at the following link.

    Steve Hughes Photography site

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    Butterfly

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    Dragonfly at Hever Castle

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    Stansted Garden Show

    Happy to be at Stansted.

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    Dragonfly Sculpture

    The latest in Lucille’s sculptural designs are the outdoor Dragonfly Sculptures. She has received lots of positive feedback – “breathtaking”, “amazing”, “my friends all compliment my dragonfly, it’s wonderful!”.If you are a nature lover that appreciates modern metal art sculpture then this would be ideal for your garden. Made from galvanised steel, fused glass panels and ceramic beading, the attention to design detail is impeccable. The Dragonfly Sculptures are freestanding and available in two sizes. Contact Lucille or visit her at a show to organise purchasing your one off Dragonfly Sculpture. 

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    Snail – Garden Ornament

    Add some playful delight to your home or garden with a UK handmade Snail Ornament. These are a collaboration with ceramicist Jan Griffiths who makes the snail shells. Can’t wait to see Lucille at her next show? Arrange to visit her forge by appointment only by calling her on 07880724699.

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    Sculpture

    Lucille creates tantalising traditionally forged sculptural art works. She has a collection of her sculpture for sale at her Eastney Forge in Hampshire. Her metal garden sculptures deliver the “wow” factor and will create a focal centrepiece for your outdoor space. Smaller indoor pieces are also available. See her work at the upcoming Craft in Focus Shows. Dates and Venues can be seen here.(Insert exhibition tab link)

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    Hat planter

    Hat Planters offer a decorative wall planter ideal for that Country Cottage or Alpine garden feel – even if you are in the city!Made from long lasting steel your boater hat planter is timeless and will give you years of pleasure. Hang your beautiful hanging planter on a fence or wall or even place in a flower bed to add a feature.Lucille’s hat planters will add the charm and romance of the English Countryside to any garden.Contact Lucille if you would like to buy one here.

    Please note plants are not included.

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    Fish – Garden Stakes

    Fish Stake

    Create your own metal fish sculpture with a set of Lucille’s fish garden stakes. Available to buy on their own or as a set. Previous customers have enjoyed adding colour swimming in their borders and having them as a focal fish art sculpture on their lawn.Two designs of fish are available – mackerel and angel, therefore offering a more classic or tropical feel depending on your preference. Lucille works with a variety of glass artists to make the glass fish bodies.These eye catching garden ornaments are ideal for your own garden or to gift to fellow sea lovers. Dreaming of pink? purple? red fish? Get in contact with Lucille and she will be happy to help create your vision!