The Penasium

The Penasium is prompt challenge rooted in myth that is designed for writers, artists and curious minds of every kind. All mediums, themes, genres and styles welcome - experience entirely unnecessary.

Every month you will find a new challenge posted on our website designed to challenge and encourage your creativity. The prompt could take the form of a picture, the introduction of a story, character questions, or maybe a database entry from our folklore files. 

It doesn't matter how you answer the challenge - you could paint a scene, sketch a character, compose a poem or write your first novel - just use Penasium to spark that brilliant mind of yours...

OUR JOURNAL

The Story Behind the Ritual: New Year's Resolutions

The Story Behind the Ritual: New Year's Resolut...

Caitlin Broad

Over recent years we’ve felt a slow return to the origins of new year rituals: embracing the seasons, following nature's cues, and celebrating renewal both physically and psychologically. This includes...

The Story Behind the Ritual: New Year's Resolut...

Caitlin Broad

Over recent years we’ve felt a slow return to the origins of new year rituals: embracing the seasons, following nature's cues, and celebrating renewal both physically and psychologically. This includes...

Leather & Sage in Winter || Christmas Orders 2025

Leather & Sage in Winter || Christmas Orders 2025

Caitlin Broad

Now is the time we make our shift to Leather & Sage’s winter calendar, and we are appearing at a selection of incredible festive events across the borderlands this year....

Leather & Sage in Winter || Christmas Orders 2025

Caitlin Broad

Now is the time we make our shift to Leather & Sage’s winter calendar, and we are appearing at a selection of incredible festive events across the borderlands this year....

Coming Soon... The Ouroboros Diary Refill

Coming Soon... The Ouroboros Diary Refill

Caitlin Broad

Keep your eyes peeled for our limited run of Ouroboros Planners - refill diaries designed, printed, and bound by us to fit in your Ouroboros Journal. They will be launched...

Coming Soon... The Ouroboros Diary Refill

Caitlin Broad

Keep your eyes peeled for our limited run of Ouroboros Planners - refill diaries designed, printed, and bound by us to fit in your Ouroboros Journal. They will be launched...

The Meaning Behind the Name: The Wayfinder Journal

The Meaning Behind the Name: The Wayfinder Journal

Caitlin Broad

Wayfinding is both a practical skill and a spiritual art - those brave enough to shun the convenience of technology and trust in their connection to nature stand to discover...

The Meaning Behind the Name: The Wayfinder Journal

Caitlin Broad

Wayfinding is both a practical skill and a spiritual art - those brave enough to shun the convenience of technology and trust in their connection to nature stand to discover...

The Meaning Behind the Name: The Ouroboros Journal

The Meaning Behind the Name: The Ouroboros Journal

Caitlin Broad

The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake, coiled in a circle, devouring its own tail. Occasionally it is represented as a dragon, sometimes two snakes intertwined, but...

The Meaning Behind the Name: The Ouroboros Journal

Caitlin Broad

The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake, coiled in a circle, devouring its own tail. Occasionally it is represented as a dragon, sometimes two snakes intertwined, but...

Folktales For The Brave

Folktales For The Brave

Caitlin Broad

Stories have shaped our world for millennia. Whether you've taken the wardrobe to Narnia or fought Achilles at the walls of Troy, the art of storytelling has remained one of...

Folktales For The Brave

Caitlin Broad

Stories have shaped our world for millennia. Whether you've taken the wardrobe to Narnia or fought Achilles at the walls of Troy, the art of storytelling has remained one of...