Every toothpick doll I make always have a story. And those stories are all rooted from my life experiences, both good and bad.
In my previous post, I talked about my dark past. About how I got bullied from an accident that nobody wanted. To lift up the heavy mood here in my blog, I decided I should at least write about a positive accident as well. And it all happened when I was in my Sophomore year in high school. I've been the typical student in school, not really standing out, but not also being left out. I would say I was the average high school girl that nobody notices, or wasn't the type who leaves a strong impression. I only talk to my friends and teachers, but other than that, I never had any interaction between those who are in the higher or lower year levels. Yes, I am that ordinary girl.
I would only stand out when there's art involved. When there were art contests at school, my classmates will automatically volunteer me. And after the contests were done, I'm back to that ordinary girl.
Then came a time when we needed to re-enact a certain epic story/song in our subject, Philippine Literature. It was called Florante at Laura and was a masterpiece written by one of the greatest Filipino poet, Francisco Balagtas. We had only a simple play, with only our classmates as audiences, and of course, our teacher. But despite that it was a simple play, the group I was assigned to made big efforts from detailed costumes and props and even the background music and sounds. I didn't exert much effort because like I've said, I'm not the type to stand out. Hence, they didn't need to ask me for ideas so I just went along with their plan which was fine by me.
But then, because the rest were busy with the costumes and props, they decided to make me the lead female character, Princess Laura. Perhaps because I had a slim body and had the average height, though I'm not entirely sure. I've never played any lead roles before, I played as an extra most of the time. The one with few lines and exposure. I got surprised when they suddenly blurted out I'll be the lead. Still, I didn't complain.
When the day came for the play, they gave me my princess costume and head dress which was just a flower crown. I was self-conscious during that time because the dress they gave me was a bodycon with side slits, and I've never worn any body-fitting outfit before, epecially with the slits.
Anyway, it was kind of dramatic, and you probably won't believe me with what I'm about to say. But on one scene when the male lead character was having a sword-fight with the antagonist, one of them accidentally let goes of the sword which flew right at me. I couldn't dodge it because I was sitting down. I instinctively raised my hand to somehow push it away. Good thing it wasn't sharp, otherwise I would be dead or with a scar on my hand.
But after the play, I was surprised when out teacher said I looked pretty. She said she never knew I was pretty. But now that I think of it, should I take that as a compliment or not? It sounded funny now that I remembered it. But anyway, all my classmates applauded me because they thought the same. They never saw me in a dress or having girly accessories. I mostly wore baggy T-shirts, jeans, and sneakers. I even considered my T-shirt size as Large when I could fit in the Small.
I consider that as a positive accident. Because they "accidentally noticed" my physical appearance, and that I could stand out even when I'm just the average-girl-who-only-stands-out-when-there-are-art-contests.
This is my Princess Laura of Albania toothpick doll. I didn't design her with the same outfit I wore during the play simply because I would rather give her the dress befitting a princess. I made her before my Elf Mage series back when I was still trying to figure out how to make dolls in dresses and bell sleeves.
I gave her a golden tiara and golden details on her dress. Obviously, it was also the time when I was still learning the art of hairstyling. I know her hair was pretty unkempt and she had "dandruff" all over her head but that was because I put too much glue.
So much for reminding myself of that literature play. Haha!
Let me know what you think!
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