The V&A Saga

[jmo69]

I have always loved watching your videos Paperlilies. Long time viewer first time commenter. :) I just wanted to say cheers for the Tottenham support. I am all the way across the pond, but support the Spurs. I hope they do well in the champions league in the quarters. Cheers

[MrSmiles51]

The painting did not capture how beautiful your face really is

[fishandseeful]

isn't that kind of bad to take an image you find on youtube, paint it, and display it in a gallery?

[plica06]

A stroll down the South Bank of the Thames to the Tate Modern museum is my fav thing to do in London.

[vveq]

Great woman- nice face and likes to clean !  NARF !!

[Fkdls]

My dad has something in the V&A

[twin7819]

Spellbinding!

[giantenemycrabX]

ha ha, you handled this exactly the way I would. this would really freak me out.

[HaleyMary]

I usually don't think about it, but it must be strange for people who haven't heard of youtube to hear other people say they make videos on the internet. It's almost like people who aren't part of the community might not understand what it's all about, you know, vlogging and stuff. Congrats on the painting. :)

[iloveperkins]

I miss this Paperlilies :(

[luckystrike1]

Arsenal... Enemies lol

[Raphaelus13]

This was an awesome story! It must have been very exiting... and weird.

[qwertishly]

lol this comment is spam!

[Zicologo]

You look a little scared in this video. It must have felt strange to meet someone who almost worships you to the point of having portraited you and got the portrait of a high end museum.

Oh, and Chelsea rules!!!

[hankskankmeister]

Yeah, walk around London at your peril. Its full of skag heads and gang bangers. Makes L.A. look like Disneyland. Believe me, all you sceptics and luveys out there, I'm very very qualified to make that comment! ;/

[Braincleaner]

it ain't that bad. jesus...

[anipika]

Haha

[purebliss111]

haha wow thats pretty awesome!

if you were my daugher ( which wud be impossible cause ur older than me) i would be very proud! :D

Your videos are so entertaining! hehe your such a genuanly nice person!

xx love bliss xx

[beautyariel]

Wow, that's amazing! Great story to listen to, thanks very much :0)

I'm sure you're parents would be a lot more receptive about your work on YouTube than you'd imagine.

Best of luck in life, cheers!

[wuasaby]

i love this video :)

[causecaos]

Thats really cool!

[fezthecat1]

I love this whole shy part of you.  Based on your videos, it seems that in the past year, you've really come out of your shell. I especially think that it's cute how you're sitting with your knees tucked in like that. I just wanted to let you know that you are beautiful.

[ocean0explorer]

I'm not suprised that he did a picture of you!Your very pretty

Great piece of art!Very intresting story

[fonkymc]

Good on you. Great pic. work at V&A ....manager of FOH, great vibe. x

[whitefang88]

i once won 81 dollars in an art contest... yes i know why 81, it's because of the stupid taxes WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH JUST $81!! *thinks, smiles* bye

[poopslingingmonkey]

That was a good story. All hail Queen Of The Blogs!

I wonder, do you actually read any of these comments from old videos? Anyway, cheers.

[dimu72]

good for you. that's cool.

[Steven5197]

right on.

[makochan200]

I'm so very happy for you! It was a Great story to listen to! As always: I like the way you tell your stories very much indeed!(Y)

Cya!

mako ;]

PS. I'm in the process of watching all your vids now \o/ Time well spent!

[0Spafe]

for me it isn't really a surprise that he made a painting of you, You're a beautiful girl... If I could I would made a painting of you to. And I agree with the comment of nvt1981

[nvt1981]

wow, you are great! Your video lasts more than 12 minutes and I never got bored while I was watching your vid. Ever thought of becoming an actress? I think film makers may need persons like you.

[LordLargo37]

I thought everyone in Europe uses the metric system??

[irulan80]

Not in England!!!

[crex81]

Tom runs Myspace... he painted a picture of you? wow!

[gloryb2u]

Tom lives in Cali and isn't even the one in charge of myspace anymore so your joke doesn't make any sense...

[hippieg2o]

you roock keep it up chick ttfn

Hippieg20

[Rogozhin]

I would love to put you to work on my farm and observe what you create from the images that become mainfest in such a life. A kiss would also be a lovely thing :)

Best

Rogo

[timmyab]

Sounds like you had a great day and you've made an interesting story out of it.I wish you'd taken the camera with you.Well done for standing your ground in the V&A.I'm pretty sure I'd have lost it in there.

[wstoner]

Glad to hear your parents took the news so well :)

Congratulations on your blob painting selling so well.

[fairypixie]

wow! i'm so excited for you! thats crazy! your infamous now. and i noticed your new hair color! i like!

[nattlee6692]

That is really great about the picture being displayed, but what is even greater is your parents's responses about you being on the internet in videos and stuff... when my mom found out I got called white trash... nice mom huh?

[Russoft]

Don't you call it an SMS? No one in South Africa uses "text".

[lolamaloanie1]

wow thats pretty cool

and coming out to your rents!

hehe

[TheAbsurdTruth]

Awesome awesome. Maybe I should paint something of you if I want into a museum :P

[DrunkinIrishman]

WOW that is so Great Congratulations. It was a great story.

[lestyoubejudged]

I just recently showed my parents my YouTube videos. It is kind of weird isn't it?

[John385]

"Queen of the blogs" lol! That was a great story! - I didn't think I was going to sit through 12 minutes, but it was really interesting.

[kaoru392]

Haha that's so awesome! :D

I should really go to the V&A sometime, I've walked passed it nearly every day for the last 2 years... :P Was the painting just there for the weekend or is it still there?

[fightmyeyes]

What a crazy way to have your parents find out about your notoriety!

[drumguy2007]

post the picture

[nmk1000]

This is a first time that i saw 10 (actually 12 minutes) video without forwarding it:)! Very nice, i liked it a lot!

[DentonUSA]

Wow. What an amazing story! Not only are you a unique, creative individual, but you also inspire creativity in others. You have a lot to be proud of!

[royalicecream]

congrats, it's really cool

[qbaker79]

Congratulations on the V&A. Sounds quite surreal! BTW, I love the very detailed way you tell the story (including the macaroon, for example), when you're clearly trying to rush :)

[r3av]

Congrats PL! Was there a price on that painting? I mean it's freaky enough to discover that someone painted you and put that painting in an art exhibition, but to see you being sold for...like 15 pounds would suck! :-)

[Paperlilies]

It's not even FOR sale! as far as i know.

[Sinctydoll]

you're SO REAL. I love you =-)

[MoriVictus]

Congrats on the....everything, i just noticed that you have the same accent as brittish boss, is that a london accent, or rural? I know what you mean with memorising things by the train stops, that's how i know chicago, in fact, i don't think i could navigate the city if not for the trains

[enoent]

Whoa, that's awesome! It was fun to hear you tell the whole story...

[Spiritualreality]

I love the lighting in this video. I agree about the painting it captures the essence of your Geisha video. I really like the Geisha video by the way. It shows how people can celebrate each others cultures and come together. The painting looks great. I also like your painting, the video kind of gave me a tutorial on how to paint. Maybe now you can spread the message on how to eat chips.

[chichard41]

Good on you not paying for the art fair, I didn't last year and still got to see plenty of weird and nice stuff

[rhythm7a]

Very cool stories. Your a very unique and talented woman Bryony. I think you're going to have to continue to work on getting over your shyness because I think you're going to be very popular. Even more so than now.

[jeriryan1]

That's incredible that you were in the V&A!!! I'm going to be coming back to London for this weekend to see my family, so do you know if it's still up there because I would love to go and take a look. :)

[Paperlilies]

Unfortunately it was only for that one weekend!

[jeriryan1]

Oh well, at least I got to see the picture you took of it, and it looked amazingly well done! At least you had the chance to go and see it though, it would have been such a shame if you hadn't. It must have been incredible ("surreal" as you put it) to see yourself in such a place! What an honour! :) Anyway, thank you for replying to my question, I hope you have a great day. :D

[BigRiggBlues]

Congratulations on being officially declared a work of art. Now the world knows what YouTubia already knew.

[WrenFreya]

Exactly! Congratulations! Warm, beautiful and genuine.

[DrLemur]

Thats fantastic. Must be quite surreal to have a painting of yourself in the public eye. Hey and you ended up doing the hair. The dark red definitely works for you. Coolness.

[NotFromToronto]

Wow... sounds like a great weekend all around! Congratulations!

[ZanyBear]

You are magnificent, I am not suprised.

[ceespace]

At least your parents no longer think you are their wierd daughter who spends her time in her room talking to herself

Chris - wierd bloke who talks to himself

[jonwedd]

Great Vlog! I'm really impressed by you overcoming your fear and sticking around to meet the artist. Also, glad to hear your parents are supportive.

[rollicker]

Do your parents also know that you used to work for the FBI?

Queen of the blogs on here you may be, but you'll always be Dana Scully to me...:P

[vclamp]

Congrats on all levels. Pretty amazing what you can do when you put yourself out there.

Oh, so that's why the video count dropped suddenly. Bryony, I would bet that your parents are happy that you are overcoming your shyness. In fact if Thomas would have snapped a photo of your parents' expression when they discovered that you were the Queen of the Blogs, the pride would have been gleeming through. :)

[op2hudson]

wow thats wierd, I am going for a Jo in the V and A lol small world .

[op2hudson]

Job * , also it must be wierd being an Internet mini Celeb . Have you ever been reconised on the streets ? also the LA art show might fly you out to talk about your video , that would be very cool .

[ladyursula]

You are so cute in this video - I would have reacted the same way about meeting the artist. All weirded out. That's awesome about your face being in the V&A, for sure! :)

[xcuted]

damn, if it still there I'd go and see it

[tlg847]

"Queen of the blogs..." isn't it weird when your parents sum up your life in odd terms? Very nice video...congrats on having your picture up in one of my favorite museums in the world. My wife and I were there for the Modernism show earlier this year and try to get there whenever we're in London.

[revilomat]

Wow, that is a great story. Sounds a bit like cinderella or something :)

Congratulations!

[Davidhok]

that was a pretty cool vlog, I folded clothes while I watched and it. lol.:)

[jeremys25800]

I liked your story, thanks

[Superbastard]

"Only as much as it would be in Starbucks". Only half an arm and half a leg.

[absinthedrunk]

how wonderful for you! :) that's fantastic!

[Polaritypictures]

Fantastic! I thought you would be more freaked being outed to your parents, but you took it well. I'm Proud of you for your fortitude in the whole experiance! I bet your all beaming cause of it! Great vid thanks!

[AutumnBrooke]

That is really cool. How flattering, huh? (or scary. lol) That's cute how your mom called you the queen of the blogs.

[bravoss]

Ok, V&A is awesome, and I think you just set a new standard for BIG sun glasses :)

[BrittneySS]

Wow that's pretty bad ass, you're blowing up all over! The painting was really great, I can't imagine what it would be like to have a painting of yourself in a museum like that, kind of a mixture between nice and a bit scary hehe.

[YourTubeNEWS]

Some damned funny quotes in this one... "fuckin hell that's me.." , "stood next to this painting of myself waiting around"... congrats on finally telling your parents hon! :) Good Queen of the Blogs.

[Shadowtechnique]

At first I was thinking, 'oh boy, this is 12 minutes long'... but it was actually quite interesting from start to finish. I'm not sure many other people on youtube could pull that off.

[mclaren122]

now I realy want to go to uk.

[plasticimagination]

It's all go in paperlily land at the moment eh? :)

[MikesOdyssey]

You kept apologising for the length of the vid, but the entire thing was interesting. Paper, you rock! Thank you for latting us into your world :)

[Urgelt]

Amusing story, Bryony. It's nice that your face is in the V&A.

For your resume - I suggest you credit yourself as a model, name the artist, leave it at that. If you want.

The internet *is* part of reality: it's just people interacting. The boundary you perceive is fluid, shifting, unreliable, and ultimately imaginary.

[DaleATL2]

what a cool day(s) for you! AWESOME memory. proud of you for sticking around to meet the guy. that was almost as cool as the painting itself, 'cause I can tell how hard it was for you.

p<3

[jumpingmattflash]

wow. thats amazing

[Jervns]

very cool stuff

[KennyWrites]

That was a great video! Congrats on having a painting of yourself in that museum. I'm glad you decided to stick around and meet the artist, and the meeting went well. This video was long, but not at all boring. Thanks for sharing your story. =D

[brgits]

fab story u shouldn't be ashamed about beeing "qeeun of the blogs" you never seaze amaze us

[SqueakyGibson]

I certainly hope my parents never find me on here. I don't really communicate with them well, even though I still live in the same house with them. They've never seen me open up. They've never seen my tattoo, or seen me smoke a cigarette (badly), or seen anything like it. It's quite scary. Lets hope I remain obscure and under-subscribed...

[abbyroadme]

That is so cool! Congrats!

[kimberleigh]

I'm so excited about your painting, and your hair looks awesome!!

[warpedshark]

I like to walk about London too. I've decided that going directly to Uni is boring so I've been getting off of at different tube stations and walking from their. Last week I spent a couple of hours walking about just taking in the architecture between Kings Cross and Holburn. I spotted a fantastic Banksy peice on Farringdon Road too which made my week :D

[cw3030]

Brilliant, and a good picture too. You should mention youtube on your CV, it's your work and effort after all and it is quality work after all

[BadAlbert]

That is wild! Bet you never thought doing videos on youtube would lead to all this! Cool.

[Mythology101]

So the morale of the story is if you'd like to meet Paperlillies all you have to do is paint a picture of her and get it hung in one of most well respected museums in the country :P

It may also have to be in Greater London, so all you poor bastards trying to get one put up in the Tate in Cornwall, you're screwed.

[patrikr]

Hey there, queen of the blogs. :)

That was an entertaining story, thanks for sharing.

[aaronuart]

funny story... cool that you have a painting of you in the V&A something for the scrapbook!! hehe

[omgZorro]

awesome story, really.

[Magnulus]

*chuckles*

This is the first time I've seen a video of yours, and I have to say, you remind me quite a bit of Daisy in Spaced. You know, minus the complete lack of tact, the loss of the subject and the lies. Great stuff about the art stuffs, too! I'd love to have some stalker paint me from my vids! ^_^

[chaotic264]

Gadzooks! Quite an amazing day for you. Congrats on the painting. How did he get a showing in the V&A Museum? Pretty impressive. I see your blob painting is GBP 68.00 on Ebay. Also impressive. I'll be bidding.

[thedakkster]

Apparently you did :)

[Blinkazoid]

I loved this video. Congrats on that guy doing a painting on you. That's totally awesome. Not only that, it was a great painting. I've never said anything before, but the Boh3m3 logo thing he did of you certainly did not do you justice. Personally none of my family or friends either one know that I post videos. I just prefer to keep it a private thing. I'm glad they were supportive. Keep on doing what you do. You rock!!!

[LifeJourneyGuy]

Congratulations Bryony!! Great honor for you!

[oOsteffi]

that's a great story, it's an honor to be on a painting in a museum ;-) !!!

[DavenH]

Congratulations!

[shitstorm101]

great story!!! love the hair! <3

i started a painting of you a couple of weeks ago. then i had to put it aside for a while coz work took up almost all of my free time. but just a few days ago i started working on it again. but now i feel kinda stupid, you know? somebody else already finished a painting of you and its displayed in some fancy museum...

[hippie4ever]

Now you will be eternally famous just like Mona Lisa.

[thedakkster]

Did you color your hair?

[borjesson]

Wow! That's amazing! Love your yellow sweater, btw.

[gohepcat]

You might want to fix that description... actually leave it the way that it is.. it's actually pretty funny