Create the beginnings of your unique story in Your Creative Sparkle letter writing and yoga residency on the historic Treglossick Farm, set in a stunning Cornish location, close to woodlands, rugged coastline and moors.

Join Elspeth and other residents as we share newly generated ideas, images and story material in a playful, nurturing and artfully disruptive way. We will dive in deep, to write and create a series of our own unique hand-made letters, our own special visual pieces of work embracing nature, using natural inks, feathers or the materials of your choice.

Let nature embrace you during this unexpected and therapeutic retreat: collect natural materials, share ideas and tell stories in a weekend that is designed to ignite inspiration and hone your creativity and help you be comfortable with who you are. Under the nurturing and experienced tutelage of Writer, Director and Arts + Health Specialist, Elspeth Penny guides you to explore the lost art of letter making in a tranquil part of the Lizard Peninsula. 

Join in yoga classes,  overlooking the sea, wild swim, forest bathing and have down time each day ending each day warmed by the fires and soulful chatter.

This residency invites you to unlock your thinking, dive deeply into the story of who you are. All whilst feeling held, connected and empowered. Discover ideas within yourself and become more confident expressing them. Find or relearn the ability to play and create as you did when you were a child.

About Elspeth...

Elspeth Penny (MA Cantab, MA UEA) a Writer and Director of drama, memoir and creative letter writing. She is also an arts + health specialist and Director of award winning and multi award nominated 2BU Productions. She is currently making a second podcast drama, funded by Arts Council England. She loves handwriting, letters, teaching creativity, wilderness and dance.

Her recent work includes, Silva Lining’s Care Plan, a podcast drama available on all the big podcast platforms. Three brains, two bodies, one secret plan: an absurd journey into the invisible world of the carer. Award nominations include - shortlisted Marlene Sidaway, Best Actress, BBC Audio Award 2022, Shortlisted Best Audio Fiction Series, Indie Series Awards 2022 (winner to be announced LA April 7th), Longlisted for Women’s Prize in Playwriting 2020. 

Out Like Fudge: Translating research into drama 2019-20: with Dr Barny Hole, a play performed at Wills Memorial Building, Bristol and Denmark in Nov 2021. Our collaboration extended in 2020 to include Letter to My Kidney, a Futures2020 funded participatory project and online exhibition. Barny and Elspeth are now developing the project along with Dr Lucy Plumb in 2021.

In 2020, she collected and compiled Bournville Tapestry, a collection of fables about flourishing, told near the sea. This is a story telling evaluation report, commissioned by Arts and Health South West and Theatre Orchard, published in 2021.

Elspeth has also been working with letters for over ten years…