What is this rather odd structure? Made of upright poles driven into the floor of the seabed, held in place with ropes and wires, strung with walls of fishnet, what is this?
This is a herring weir. Artist Poppy Balser painted this in watercolour as a preparatory sketch before making an oil painting of it. Click here to see the oil painting and to read more about why she paints these odd structures.
What is this rather odd structure? Made of upright poles driven into the floor of the seabed, held in place with ropes and wires, strung with walls of fishnet, what is this?
This is a herring weir. Artist Poppy Balser painted this in watercolour as a preparatory sketch before making an oil painting of it. Click here to see the oil painting and to read more about why she paints these odd structures.