A glaze experiment led to a painting experiment led to . . . . a mess. The glaze was an unmitigated disaster — lumpy with hideous coloration. To even out the surface, I applied joint compound in multiple coats and sanded. To even out the color I applied gesso, then tried Tip Toland’s method of painting sculpture. Spritzing with a toothbrush, she applies round of colors, tiny dot by dot, until the piece achieves a uniform neutral tone. It worked, amazingly! But I went too far by differentiating the color of the hair, lips, eyes and brows. Now it looks like a painted doll. Ugh. I should have left it like #3, looking like stone. Might go back in.