Chocolate Moose

The Chocolate Moose was made for Jemicy School. Originally, one of the founders of the school had built a moose from logs and used steel rebar to create antlers. After time disolved several versions of the log moose and many years later, I was asked to construct a new moose. I was to interpret the old moose, and create a new, more permanent moose.

My idea was to build a steel moose that would appear quite simple but combine visual complexities. The surface relief depicts some of the real placement of the bones found in the shoulders and hips of a moose. Mechanical obects such as tractor parts and crane truck parts are included to create a stylistic idea of moose anatomy. The thin body is reminiscent of the simple logs. The moose weighs about 2500 lbs. and is bolted to a massive concrete foundation.

Client: Jemicy School