The Soap Bubble Episode 1
Following several knock backs and aborted attempts to gain access to Paul Vanzella I have finally managed to jimmy the lock and enter the building that houses his workshop. It’s quite dirty to look at, yet remains aesthetically pleasing at the same time (much like a lot of his work). I have no doubt that I’m going in the right direction. There are bright flashes of light from the other end of this cavernous room, a cackling laughter can be heard along with a drone of generators
I’m entering the inner sanctum, the magic place that Paul (the Van Man) Vanzella creates his masterpieces. It’s hard to get into the corner, the bric a brack thickens as you get closer, then after squeezing between a digger and a airplane fuselage (that I’m sure I have seen before), I’m there! Blinking in the full glare of the spotlights lighting this whole area!
“WHO DARES DISTURB ME?” booms a voice from the shadows, I can just make out the outline of a figure in the lights. It looks like one of the aliens from Close encounters!!! Shock horror – Paul Vanzella is not human, hold on a moment, that’s hardly news is it, I mean we have all seen his work!
From behind me I hear movement, like the wind through silk curtains, suddenly I realise that I’m not here in the light on my own! Oh no the Van-man is in the middle of a shoot, that means if I turn round I’ll get an eyeful of Jo (No Clothes) O’Brien.
Trying to ‘nonchalantly’ turn around, I manage to avoid the expected whiplash and there in front of me stands No Clothes O’Brien ! In the nip , her birthday suit, wearing just a smile! Do I need to go on?
She looks less than happy at me being there! “how dare you” she squeeks, “we were just in the middle of recreating the Venus Di Milo! But we were going to call it the Jo Di Milo” ahh that explains the strange yellow sheen to Miss O’Brien’s skin, and here was me thinking it was jaundice. She makes no move to hide herself, instead she hisses, “best look elsewhere four eyes or I’ll turn those glasses your wearing into contact lenses!” she’s not joking there’s a real violence in her you can see it in her eyes and the scabs on her knuckles!
Turning back was where I got the whiplash “just do exactly as I say and nobody will get hurt” she whispered into my ear “isn’t that right Pauly?” she cackled. The lights dimmed and I could make the Van Man out a little clearer, he wasn’t an alien he was chained to the camera, in fact 5 camera’s hung round his neck making him visibly stoop, his ankles were chained together…a look of the defeated in his eyes he mouthed “Help Me…”.
So there we have it, Paul Vanzella is being held against his will and forced to take pictures of Jo ‘No Clothes’ O’Brien (his number one fan!), in her dastardly scheme to take over the bubble with the power and volume of her image. Oh the inhumanity of it!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EPISODES FOLLOW ON FROM EACH OTHER IN A SOAP OPERA STYLE. WHILST EACH EPISODE SHOULD BE A STORY IN ITSELF IT IS HOPED THEY THREAD TOGETHER. THERE ARE MORE EPISODES TO READ, JUST CLICK HERE! SOAP BUBBLE
please note that all comments are completely fictitious and intended to be humorous. The journal relates to my interpretation of the art and to stories that I make up about the artist as a bubble characters rather than focusing on the real people behind the art
Linda Syms
What a great story,i cannot wait for the next episode.
Durotriges
“Shocking revelations!” The Guardian. “Five Stars!”Daily Mirror. “Typical Foreigners!”Daily Mail.
Deborah Bowness
Fabulous Andrew….when’s the next installment coming? It’s gripping stuff!!
gordontant
wow what a revelation…. I look forward to the next publication
Halcyon007
LMAO – Can’t wait for the next instalment….....
More addictive than Eastenders
moonstone
Great story look forward to reading the next revelation
RichardV
Has to be the best soap in the world. Cant wait for next weeks thilling episode.
ps. Are you sure it’s NOT real ? LOL :-)
Eleni Sofroniou
haha!! this is great…ii ant wait for episode 2…will paul manage to escape???
Halcyon007
Surely we don’t have to wait a week for part 2???? (Please no!)
Andrew Walker
As with all soaps it will depend upon viewing figures, would dearly love it to take off and become the next Coronation Street however don’t want to put a lot of work into an el-dorado…
For all those unfamiliar with UK soaps Coronation street has been running for 40 years + and El-Dorado ran for a blink of an eye before being pulled because it was awful
Halcyon007
The acting in El-Dorado was more wooden than the entire contents of the Tree Group artwork
Andrew Walker
Just what are you trying to say about my style of investigative journalism Stuart? If you want more then you will have to do your bit to promote the show
Durotriges
This is more like the Forsythe Saga.
ferndesign
hehe i like it
Halcyon007
That was no dig about your brilliant style Andrew.
Just a dig at a laughable old soap and a (cheap) plug for my group
Suni Pruett
This is great!! Freaking hilarious.
EOS20
LOL
Can’t wait for part II :P
Colin Tobin
Wonderful work andrew!
Speaking of Coronation Street, there is actually a huge fanbase here in Newfoundland. We even have a shop downtown that sells all kinds of Coronation Street merchandise.
Can you please have another episode ready in the next hour or so? Pleeeease?! I cannot wait much longer.
Sarah Moore
i am on the edge of my seat!! we want more, we want more, we want more…..
Craig Goldsmith
Great stuff Andrew, please keep it up!
gypsygirl
Love it! Can’t wait for the next Episode!!
camera0girl
i LOVE IT!!! omg, i can not wait for the next episode! lol. oh my, the adventures of redbubble. great stuff in the making here Andrew!
Jo O'Brien
hahahahahaha! Oh my gosh. Andrew, you are such a brilliant source of entertainment on here. What a riot.
tonilouise
Brilliant stuff Andrew. lmao. So so good
Paul Vanzella
Andrew – I LOVE YOU You crack me up to the hilt! also love your disclaimer which I read really fast like a political advert
midzing
the suspense is killing me…...bring on episode 2,,,, NOW!!
Melissa Vowell
Andrew my darling this first edition is just wonderful.
Lisa Jewell
Brilliant, I spat my coffee out…...
I want more…..
Cathie Tranent
Fabulous ….
Disenchanted
I can see the images in my mind as I read this… it would certainly make for either a fantastic photo series or in fact, a mediocore b-grade days of our lives meets x-files kind of tv mini series!
Looking forward to the next installment! :D
Paul Martinek
Rock on Melissa! LOL this is great will look forward to the next episode! :-)
Paul Martinek
OPPS lol liked it from melissas profile sorry Andrew :-) will look forward to the next episode ( god i am glad it the end of the week cant think straight) lol
Jo O'Brien
Paul! How are you commenting on this?- didn’t I tie you to your tripod securely enough?
Mel Brackstone
I managed to get the waders off for long enough to come in and comment….keep em coming, Andrew!
Michael Alesich
Very funny,
Jo you never said you had Paul secured as a personal photographer.
Elaine van Dyk
Very entertaining indeed! Love the story and can’t wait for your next story to be uncovered!
SnowDog
Awesome funny!! and whens the next episode!!!
chanel
Haha, very funny! Great read.
Joe Mortelliti
Yep great read very enjoyable
Craig 'has a n...
rofl
MissKristy
buhahahaha
classsic!! can’t wait for more!
Boadicea
more! more! more! more!
Stumbled on this by accident. Love accidents
Karen Cougan
could see it all ….....brilliant
xkc
Enrico Bettesw...
Funny stuff! more! :D
Adriana Glackin
Very very good! Brings a smile on th ole dial! : D
Juilee Pryor
we need more of this. wonderful interpretation and recounting. good stuff Andrew.
Mark German
Excellent work, Andrew :)
Gave me a good laugh – especially the Jo part hehe
Melissa Vowell
Andrew it’s good to see your true admiration of all that is Jo come to light
Jason Moses
Nice work =)
^^ Admiration of Jo and PLV seems to be a common affliction – the Bubble could do worse than those two ruling the world…
Lucan Industri...
This is interesting, it’s like all of Danny Nolan’s parody interviews, just
like
them
Andrew Walker
wow Lucan ind… never seen danny Nolan’s work before. brill, will be reading that when i get a bit
Stephen Mitchell
.... and now someone will create an image to match this story …
Interesting story. Considering how it ends with Paul whispering ‘Help Me’, I suspect it was more likely to have been Jo who boomed ‘WHO DARES DISTURB ME’ from behind the curtain!
Paul Vanzella
Just had to revsit your imagination again Andrew… love, love love it! Adore your ravings… err I mean writing… Brilliant!
Charlotte Morison
Fantastic! I laughed so hard, people around me (in the office) came to find out what was so funny! (It seems I’ve been caught bubbling at work again!). Off to read episode 2 now.
Lorraine Creagh
Very amusing…can’t wait to read episode 2…
Lee Wilde
Too funny :-))
joolz
we want more…..we want more…..we want more…......
Rod Adams
Great Story! I’m LMAO still!
Naomi Mawson
Very funny – more please!
Andrew Walker
I’d like to say thank you to each and every one of you for taking the time to read my story, please don’t stop there are plenty more episodes to be going on with.
I could thank you all individually, but instead I think I might write about you all and how you all do such a wonderful job of making the bubble a fun place to be
mister khan
it pains me, but i have to agree with the lucan on this one- if it’s corrie vs. east enders, then i’m with nolan all the way.
Andrew Walker
Mr Kahn and Lucan, thank you both for your comments. I had not read Danny’s work prior to starting my story but have since read his work and mailed him regarding the similarity. If you continue to read my story series you will see that it changes tack after a few episodes and dissapears over the horizon, away from Danny’s interviews and becomes an oddity or odyssey through the bubble. Hope you enjoy the read.
D. AMO
Well I have just begun! Thanking YOU for yet another thrilling, enticing perspectiveinteractive existence inside of the RED BUBBLE! @least I don’t have to wait for the next two?! I started looking as late! SO GOTTA GO!
D. AMO
I have surface from within and without and who knows what time it is? I’ve gottn lost and FOUND and have finally, after seeing and meeeting, returned to at least yesterday! And Red just keeps on keeping me! Now! other than a great big “THANK_YOU”! I am going to stay focused!
mwfoster
Wow five cameras I’m jelous I wish I could get five cameras. Love the story what lights did he have. I just have three quartz mini stands with a small backdrop.
Per Ove Sleen
Just plain wonderful….and it made me discover the artist you feature here. This is a great idea, keep them coming…
POS
Jazzyjane
hehe one down
Jane Keats
I love it! This is fabulous darling, you will make famous, I toast you! But we need do something for your image, don’t worry I make party, we get you some new clothes, and vualla!! Mr Walker has arrived!!
lol, great read :o)