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28/10/2023

In the cinema of the imagination a tiny goblin apears full of squirming life between those hands, as real as the hat on the head of our cheif storyteller, ! We are sending him to bring monsters and ogres to the for their Halloween bash at .

24/10/2023

Eeee! We are at Guildhall Art Gallery tomorrow: 11am-330pm.

So excited to be returning to this fantastic venue to tell rambunctious stories of glimmering gold and the trades of the city.

Tailored sessions for 6 & under and 6+
More details here:

17/09/2023

Drawing maps is fun isnt it? With them you can travel anyehere your imagination can take you. Later in the month we'll be adapting out popular Cartographers' Workshop for an adult audience and making a collaborative memory archipelago.

14/09/2023

Off to tell tales at the Bartholomew Fair with our freshly revamped Rag Tag Story Stall.
All our props and sets are made in house and we love explaining them to children at our events. The simple materials and processes make them feel accessible to kids, like they could make one too. We love giving this sense that the real world is their for the making. Especially at a time when so much of children's creativity is chanelled into the digital world.

12/09/2023

We are delighted to announce that this Thursday 14th, the Rag Tag Story Stall will be returning to the Bartholomew Fair in the City of London! Come join us for an afternoon of fun and fantasy, as we bring you tales of fleeing currant buns, miraculous jugglers, mysterious ointments, and of course, wiley foxes aplenty.

If you missed us at St Botolph's Without Aldgate last week, now is your chance to experience the magic of the fair.

09/06/2023

Mysteries of the Mini-Forests, my show about 🌱moss🌱, is back with a new story and brand new puppets.

It's popping up at Cambridge Club ( ) this weekend with our dear pals Tootles + Nibs ( ) before I take it to Forest of Imagination ( ) in Bath on the 16th and 17th June.
I still can't get enough of peering into the tiny green fuzz on every wall I pass and true to that love the show dives into the tiny world of a patch of moss following Bryony, the derermined but hapless scientist. It's packed with learning about ecosystems, tiny creatures, and the deep history of life, all tangled up in play and story.

PS the illustrations are by me ✍️

07/06/2023

Please come and join us today at 3:30 to celebrate the hard work of our young creators. All are welcome!
Here is are some sneak peaks from their film! We are so proud of what they have made.
When Elena () invited Oliver () to collaborate on this project we couldn't have know what a ride it would be. From exploring the archives in Stratford and hunting wild plants in the streets with our volunteers to gathering a wonderful group of 9-11 to make drawings, masks, animations, soundscapes (with ) and stories. It's been a blaze of creativity all inspired by the life and work of Newham artist Madge Gill. Thank you for making it possible.

At the event there will be
Food from
An art workshop from Elena
Stories from Oliver
An exhibition of the children's work
And of course
The premier of their film "Message from the Flower Future"

So do come along!
P.s. the project all kicked off when Elena spotted Madge Gill's work on display arround Newham in the s exhibition. Do go and visit for yourselves!

08/05/2023

Our Wandering Wonderers are in East Ham today discovering stories and inventing mysterious kingdoms. Come and find us!

It will be the debut of our Cartographers Workshop run by who is not only a fantastic chef but also a wonderful illustrator.

There will be a whole flock of brilliant artists, musicians and crafters with tons to do for families so brave the drizzle and pop along.

The Big Help Out
Central Park, E6

25/04/2023

It’s been a dream so far getting to work with on our new collaboration and we thought an introduction was in order.
Elena is a visual and community artist who lives on a beautiful canal boat and has a studio at where she makes maps, murals, paintings and some really brilliant workshops for the community here in Newham. Her maps are especially beautiful and tell the stories of working class and minority groups. But there is so much more and her latest paintings inspired by the natural world are gorgeous. Go and have a look on her profile to see what we mean!
Of course we are very excited for the first session of Madge Gill: Portal to the Future on Wednesday 26th. Elena has devised an ink drawing and watercolour workshop and Oliver will be there bringing it to life with stories. We really can’t wait to see what the children will make! Elena also made this pattern for the background of the poster for the project... we love it!
There are still a few places left.

21/04/2023

Madge Gill is filling my dreams with her energetic ink drawings this Spring AND thanks to our friends at you can find her gorgeous works sprouting from the urban landscape of Newham like wildflowers. Their exhibition ‘Madge Gill: Nature in Mind’, curated together with Sophie Dutton, celebrates the inspiration Madge found from natural surroundings. Madge used to bring her largest ink drawings into the garden to have a look at them and the exhibition brings her work outdoors again as large installations.
The long drawing opposite Star Lane DLR is just down the road from the Patcvhlarks studio and is the first time I saw Madge Gills amazing work! Thanks The Line!

The five sites of Madge Gill’s work on The Line are:
1. Network Rail underpass in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
2. The House Mill at Three Mills Lane
3. Opposite Star Lane DLR.
4. Royal Victoria Dock, by Emirates Air Line terminal
5. UKPN Bridge, Cody Dock

Find out more about Madge Gill’s works and view them on a map at the-line.org .

And before I go just to let you know we have a few places left on the 6-week children’s art mission Madge Gill: Portal to the Future at Britannia Village Hall that we are making with – there is a link to sign up in the bio.

Thanks for reading!

18/04/2023

Patchlarks have teamed up with Elena Juzulenaite ( ) to launch a free children’s art project “Madge Gill: Portal to the Future” next week and there are still a few places left! Link in our profile!

🌷 'Madge Gill: Portal to the Future' 🌷 Is a FREE 6-week art mission for 9-12 year olds at Britannia Village Hall, Newham, London.
Across the 6 weeks we will combine different creative disciplines and collaborate to make an immersive film screening for the community. The children will learn art and film-making skills, teamwork and how to put together an exciting event like a pro, all while learning about local art icon Madge Gill and dreaming about a future filled with flowers!
Sessions are weekly at 3:30pm on Wednesdays from the 26th of April.
📯Find the sign-up link in our profile.📯

🌻26th of April - Ink Drawing - inspired by the floral motifs in the artworks of Madge Gill.

🏵3rd of May - Crafting – making masks inspired by the plants from Madge’s Gill’s paintings.

🌸10th of May - Coding and music making - we will transform the masks into electronic musical instruments.

🌼17th of May - Stop-frame animation - using the masks and drawings to create an animated story.

🌹24th of May - Storytelling and Green Screen Filming - recording messages to the Flower Future.

💐7th of June – SCREENING PARTY! Immersive Exhibition and Screening - a celebration with family members and the community.

'Madge Gill: Portal To The Future' is part of and funded by and . We are being hosted by the wonderful

18/04/2023

We still have a few places left on "Madge Gill: Portal to the Future" our Free 6-week art mission for 9-12 year-olds in Newham, London.
We are really excited to be teaming up with artist Elena Juzulenaite (elenajuzulenaite.com) this is going to be a really special project.
Follow this link to find out more and sign up:
https://patchlarks.co.uk/madge_gill/

07/04/2023

Find us this Saturday for free spring storytelling.
We love this time of year, with the birds singing their joy and the leaves bursting from their buds. A lush time to be out searching for stories.
Come and catch some fresh tales in Newham for all the family!
> 11:15 <
at East Ham library, E6
> 1pm <
at Jack Cornwell Community Centre, E12

04/04/2023

Sharpen your claws, preen your fur and join Patchlarks’ chief storyteller, Oliver Wallace, for rambunctious tales about the marvellous lives that scurry, prowl and spread their leaves across Britain!

Tomorrow Wednesday the 5th of April, Guildhall Art Gallery.

Oliver will be heading to London's ancient roman amphitheatre to tell Wild and Wiley Tales inspired by British wildlife as part of Wild Escape in the City

You can catch him through the day will be at these times:

10:30 - 11:00 3-6 year olds

12:30 - 13:15 6-12 year olds

14:00 - 14:45 6-12 year olds

15:00 - 15:30 3-6 year olds

It would be lovely to see you there at !

23/03/2023

The spring is blossoming and we are excited that new adventures are coming our way! It really feels like things are coming alive, I have been finding primroses and lesser celandine, and today I turned a stone to find a nest of ants were racing around getting ready for the year ahead. Just like us!
Coming up, we will be at the Guildhall Art Gallery ( ) on the 5th of April telling stories about British wildlife and then on the 8th of April we will be at East Ham and Manor Park libraries sharing more stories! All free to attend. Watch this space for more details…

02/02/2023

Had a fantastic time telling wild and sometimes invented stories with KS2 this National Storytelling Week.
Thank you to the Newham Libraries for having me and for saying such nice things...
"I would thoroughly recommend Patchlarks, engaging, thought-provoking and entertaining. Children and teachers alike were entranced by Oliver’s unique brand of storytelling, inspiring us to enter imaginary worlds full of sounds, smells and excitement. We all came away with unique images and knowledge of wonderful tales that will last a lifetime."
Deborah, Libraries Development Officer

*blushes*

03/12/2022

The air has just started to feel crisp and I love it - and so do Glisten and Glow the winter sprites. We are really excited to be setting out on new wintery storytelling adventures all about these charming characters in the Royal Docks this month.
We have a wintery activity and story booklet out which you can pick up for free and I am popping up at six events to tell some of Glisten and Glow's favorite stories!
If you aren''t in the royal docks area you can still download the booklet and read the stories, recipies and jokes. Links are in our bio.
Wishing you all a cosy winter season!
Oliver

28/11/2022

We are excited to be out and about again this winter in the Royal Docks with more storytelling mischief. We'll be at 6 events through December so check the link to find out when and where! We'll be putting up event pages this evening :)
https://royaldocks.london/whats-on/glisten-and-glows-wintery-tales

19/08/2022

Tomorrow we'll be sailing for the Islands of Ifland in our imagination ships. Come and find us Royal Victoria Dock, London as part of Kids Summer Splash!
We'll be joined by fantastic illustrator and storyteller Anna Atkinson.

18/04/2022

I saw my cute nieces and nephews last weekend, plus I've been at Emerson College in Sussex training in storytelling (9 more weeks to go) and deeply immersed in hedgerows, ancient woodlands and other mysteries. All soul nourishment. Then this popped out.
I'm enjoying the pen and pencil combo. The pencil gets at the textural tangle of ancient woods.
Wishing you all a beautiful Easter Monday of emergence and renewal.

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