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Fionn Simpson/
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This beautiful sculpture is tactile, as well as visual. You can’t help but touch the surface. It shows the rescue of the crew of the Ispolen by the Henry Ramey UpcherLifeboat crew in 1897. The ship was lost but the men were saved. The verse surrounding the sculpture is taken from “The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Detail from the plaque shows the quality of this cold-cast resin sculpture.
If you would like a short diversion from the Art Trail, just round the corner from the sculpture, at the top of the slope, is the Fisherman’s Heritage Centre. The centre incorporates the original lifeboat house of The Henry Ramey Upcher, which was a private lifeboat. You can also walk through to the Peter Coke Shell Gallery.
Fionn trained as a specialist paint finisher in London, where she learn’t to produce paint effects along with colour matching, marbling, graining and gilding. She was provided with the opportunity to work in some prestigious buildings including the Royal Albert Hall, Claridges and the Ritz Casino.
Fionn left London to move to North Norfolk where she has varied her interests and now works with screen printing, painting on canvas, gilding and painting furniture. She enjoys learning new processes and experimenting with materials, she has a love of craftsmanship and traditional techniques.
Fionn also enjoys activities in the community, face painting and model making for example. You can find out about these activities in our events page. She will also be running workshops.
More examples of Fionn’s work can be seen at
Please contact Fionn using the details below to request a copy of her C.V