FARMINGTON – Timothy Berry’s senior art project may have been a little over the top and geared toward creating a spectacle but it reached the goal of raising money for heat and food for the local food closet.

Berry, a senior at the University of Maine at Farmington, spent 19 hours riding a seesaw on the Campus Green last week dressed as Marie Antoinette.

Close to $1,500 was raised for Keep ME Warm and two 40-gallon tubs were filled with food for the local food closet, Berry reported.

While Berry planned for a 24-hour event, the cold and fatigue convinced him to end it after 19 hours.