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Sculpture and Photos by Alan Bishop
Last year for the Bennington Vt Moosefest I created a sculpture called Moosewood. It is a fiberglass moose covered in pine bark, moss, lichen, and a couple of grape vines. Here are 6 pictures I took of him in his natural habitat.
The idea came to me when a friend had a leaf caught in her hair. I thought of the stories of Charles de Lint, who sometimes writes about creatures that are part plant, part human, and of deep ancient woods, and mysterious spirits.
The idea is that a moose is walking in the forest, pauses, and merges with the stillness and spirit of the forest, becoming like a tree. Over time, plants grow on him, and a robin (look at the closeup) makes a nest in his antler. The brightness of his eye (actually a chestnut) shows he is still alert, and he still gets around, is still a moose.
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