Marble Manikin Man-Sculpture (Classroom Project at DonorsChoose.org)

Marble Manikin Man-Sculpture

Classroom project requested by Ms. G. on Nov 13, 2009

Ms. G.'s Classroom

Moderate Poverty

New Mexico

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"Marble Manikin Man will teach students about art concepts such as sculpting, texture, movement and form.

Third through fifth grade students have expressed in interest in helping create a large piece of artwork that can be displayed permanently in the school. Many of the students do not have opportu..." more»

"Marble Manikin Man will teach students about art concepts such as sculpting, texture, movement and form.

This project will benefit the students in that they will work on a project as a team and with other grades, they will have hands-on experiences and their work will be displayed for the whole school community to enjoy. The resource needed is a life-size manikin. I already have the glass glob marbles, adhesive and grout. The students will glue glass glob marbles all over the manikin's body and then apply grout between the marbles throughout the manikin. It will create a surface with bumpy and smooth textures.

The manikin received for this project will inspire the students to analyze, describe and be a part of an art piece that will be in their memories for the rest of their lives. hide»

My students need a wooden life-size manikin. details»

May 24 Ms. G. the Teacher

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Dear Jen, Jennifer and Anonymous Donors,

This project will get started September 2010. The manikin ordered will not get to my school until the beginning of June 2010 when the students are on summer vacation. The Thank You pictures include a copy of a plaque that I got made up for this project. This plaque acknowledges the donors and their generous donations. The plaque will eventually be placed permanently on the base of the manikin. I will take the plaque to show each donor how much we appreciate their donations and then let them know that the project will continue in the fall. When the project is finished, I will take the manikin to each business for display. The other pictures are a sample of what the students will create and some of the materials they will use. As the students looked at the sample, they asked questions about the project and seemed very excited for September to get here. I will take more pictures when the manikin gets here and the students are working on it. Thank you very much!

With gratitude,
Ms. G.

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Mar 18 Jenni D a staff member at donorschoose.org

Packaged the thank-you letters written by Ms. G.'s students and sent them on to the eligible donor(s).

Mar 18 Jenni D a staff member at donorschoose.org

Purchased the supplies for Ms. G.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.

Mar 18 Ms. G. the Teacher

"I look forward to seeing the finished Marble Man!"

Mar 17 Ms. G. the Teacher

Dear Jen, Jennifer and Anonymous Donors,

This project has now been funded and we are ready to begin! The life of Marble Manikin Man is moving forward. He will inspire the students to think about sculpture in a whole different way as they are a part of creating him. The students will place hundreds of glass globs and marbles (using a non-toxic adhesive) all over his body and then spread grout between each glass glob and marble to ensure permanent placement. The students will get to work on a 3-D figure that is much larger than most of them and see their work displayed in a community setting. The glass globs and marbles give the students an experience working with different textures, other than pencil on paper or paint on paper. Thank You Very Much Donors and Volunteers!
With gratitude,
Ms. G.

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Mar 17 Ms. G. the Teacher

""This is awesome!" A GREAT THANK YOU to everyone who donated!!"

Mar 15 DonorsChoose.org

Good news: Project fully funded!

Mar 09 A donor

"It’s official: you’ve been matched. Thank you, friends and family!"

Mar 08 A donor

"It’s official: you’ve been matched. Thank you, friends and family!"

Mar 05 Jen

"I gave to this project because I think the Manikin Man will look wonderful!"

Mar 01 Ms. G. the Teacher

"Thank you very much W. Lopez!"

Mar 01 Jen

"I gave to this project because I think the students will have a great time working on it!"

Feb 24 Ms. G. the Teacher

"Thank you Harris Jewelers for your awesome donation!"

Feb 24 Ms. G. the Teacher

"Thank you Harris Jewelers for the awesome donation!"

Feb 19 Jen gave

Feb 18 Ms. G. the Teacher

"Thank you Jennifer for your great donation!"

Feb 15 Jennifer from New Mexico

"I gave to this project because it looks cool!"

Nov 16, 2009 Ryan G an associate at donorschoose.org

Verified the cost of the requested supplies and posted this project.

Nov 16, 2009 Howard S a volunteer at donorschoose.org

Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.

Please notify our staff of any messages or photos of concern.

Nov 13, 2009Ms. G. - Teacher

Project Details

Materials	Vendor	Price	#	Total
Item Shipping/Handling Charges	Blick Art Materials	$87.00	1	$87.00
LIFE SIZE MANIKIN/!DT 70IN MALE	Blick Art Materials	$467.00	1	$467.00

Vendor Shipping Charges				$0.00
State Sales Tax				$0.00
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee				$8.31
Fulfillment Labor & Materials				$9.00
Project Cost Excluding Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org				$571.31
Optional Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org				$125.41
Project Cost Including Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org				$696.72
3 Donors				-$700.00
To Go				$0.00