More Magical Cloak

Mystical Moose has a more magical cloak. Random twirls and Zodiac Signs have been added to his cloak.
Gold and Red Sparkle not apparent from a distance appear and disappear as the viewer moves around him.

New Wand

Mystical Moose has a new magic wand. This one is an improvement over the old one which was damaged by an enthusiastic fan.

New Collar Colors

Because several people thought he was Santa Claus, his collar and shirt were changed to take out the green. This collar has much richer colors, plus gems.

How He Came To Be

When the idea first came up for doing another moose, I hesitated because I could not think of a concept that was at least as engrossing as my previous moose, Moosewood, a moose that was half tree, half moose, borrowed from the “Greenman” of Irish myth.

Ideas of Father Time and a Wizard suggested themselves. Anthropomorphizing an animal opens the door to many engaging and whimsical ideas, capturing the imagination and appealing to the child in all of us.

The design needed to be accessible, detailed, and fun to look at.

There is a richer background of Wizards than Father Time as illustrations, so a wizard was chosen. What would a wizard that was also a moose look like and wear?

Some famous wizards are Merlin, Gandalf, Dumbledore and Mickey Mouse. Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings is a wizard icon who wears boring homespun. Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series is probably the most famous Wizard and he has a great wardrobe but wears a strange cap. Mickey Mouse illustrates the iconic crumpled hat in the Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Mystical Moose is mostly modeled from Dumbledore He gathers his beard in a ring, and in an early movie, wears a red robe with multiple cuffs. He also carries a book mentioned in a Harry Potter book.

Being a moose besides a wizard, it would be likely that animals would enjoy his company, so birds nest in his beard and mice hide in his clothes.

I hope you enjoy my version of a wizardly moose!

Many cans of 'Great Stuff' were used. The foot was foamed and then trimmed to make the shoe.

The liner of the cloak was foamed to make it firmer.

Bondo was applied in many coats and sanded off, sometimes too much.

The beard was started with fabric glued to the base, then foam and bondo added, finally it was covered with cloth, and covered with surface bonding concrete. The top picture shows a mixture of surface bonding concrete and cement applied and textured onto the surface

The eyebrows started out as foam, then covered up with cloth and bondo, finally with plaster of paris.

They were too big, so off they went followed by just plaster eyebrows.

They were too big and too close together on his nose, so off they went.

The pince-nez is made of clothes hanger wire wound together and covered with bondo. It is physically attached to the body.

Bondo was applied to stiffened fabric.

He is starting to look like a statue.

Note the collar and trim on the bottom.

Adding foam on his back hooves to make shoes.