Geek to Goddess Clay Bust Statue Makeover with Shells

Goddess version.

Just a few hot glue gun burns, shells and paint

and this lady has had a makeover.

Here is how she started, she's.... um... a very handsome woman?

Someone gave her to me, they were going to throw her away,

she's made out of some sort of clay...very heavy.

I was envisioning giving her a little makeover, or at the very least,

 hide the fact that her bangs are way too short

I've never worked with clay but knew I needed something

clay-like to help make her over and found this air dry clay at Michael's.

I used it to cover her eyes and make them look closed 

and also plumped up her lips a little too.

I also used it as the first layer to apply the shells but after it dried overnight,

 there were spots where it didn't adhere very well 

and I ended up using hot glue to reattach the loose spots and add more shells.

Here she is after I closed her eyes and started to glue more shells. 

 I live at the beach and using beautiful Florida seashells that 

I've collected or have been given to me over the years.

She's all decked out with shells and ready for the next step.

I'm going for a weathered concrete look so I sprayed her with white primer

 then gray spray paint. 

In this photo, I had already started dry brushing her with white paint

after the spray paint had dried.

VERY dry brush, over the whole piece. and then she was done.

Side view...

I took her outside to get some pics but since hot glue was used, she 

is not recommended for outdoor use,

Her 'do in the back

Other side...

Top view.

I would like to think she's happy with her makeover.

I think she looks very serene...maybe a little Buddha-esque.

This one of a kind piece is sold.

Thanks for looking! 

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