Welcome Creative Business Summit attendee!
Artist Residence
The Magpie Nest is a cozy cottage in nature, a quiet place to focus on your project. Our signature Get It Done retreat means you have space and time to dedicate and you can let your creativity flow.
For this special offer, we’re pleased to offer you the cottage as well as a separate space for art making setup with what you need such as tarps and a safe washing-up station.
Accom & Catering
Enjoy the cottage to yourself and let us pamper you with food deliveries and cozy accommodation.
There are three bedrooms so you can bring collaborators, colleages, or family with you.
You and Your Project
You’ll have whatever time you like to work on your project. Sit, stand, or lounge with your laptop; make videos; crunch your numbers, paint, sculpt, or make.
Easy Productivity
The combination of being taken care of, separation from the day-to-day, plus natural inspiration means your art can flow out of you.
Please read the main Get it Done retreat page for all the details of the accommodation and inclusions.
10% Discount for CBS attendees
The usual price for the supported “Get it done” retreat weeks is $2500 for one person with full catering.
Creative Business Summit folks get everything in the Get it Done retreat plus the making space for $2250 – and the same 10% discount applies to any additional people or add-ons.
You deserve a real break where you can get real work done. Choose your ideal dates and get ready to invest in yourself.
Find answers to common questions about our Get It Done retreat.
FAQ
What kinds of projects can I work on?
The cottage is designed for work on a computer, like writing a book or a business course, so it has many desks, many powerpoints, and adjustable lights. The cottage can also be used for recording videos, podcasts, or music but it is not sound proof.
Special for you artists from the Creative Business Summit: more space for creating and making. Painting, sculpture, even welding is a possibility. The only caveat is that because it’s a septic system there are restrictions on what goes down the sinks, so we’ll go through your materials in the pre-retreat call.
What's the accommodation?
You have the entire cottage to your group — feel free to enjoy it by yourself of bring others to share the experience and the expense.
This is a full-sized house, not a tiny home. There are three bedrooms, one bathroom with shower, bathtub, and separate toilet. Fully stocked kitchen with pots’n’pans, implements, and typical seasonings. Coffee, tea, and milk are provided. Sheets and towels are provided. Powerboards are provided but no individual chargers.
What is the food like?
The food is home-made and the menu is built by us together in your pre-retreat planning call.
You can choose how many meals per day and then we’ll discuss specific meals. You can choose when meals are delivered so you won’t be disturbed when you’re on a roll.
Yes there are options for vegetarian, gluten-free, etc. We will accommodate both your dietaries and your desires so you can have the best week possible.
The food is delivered take-away style so you can eat whenever suits you.
What about the wilderness?
Yes! Artists also get one trip to visit the private 500-acre wilderness. Total immersion in nature to get your nervous system both relaxed and revved. You can choose where in the week you’d like this trip.
This is weather-dependent and you’ll want to bring good gear for any weather.
What is not included?
The Get-It-Done retreat is designed to provide you the space and support to relax and to complete your project. It does not include VIP experiences like daily 1:1 time with a teacher or photographer.
Alcohol is not included and is not available for purchase. You can provide your own.
What dates are available?
The calendar is not online for browsing at the moment so let us know what dates you’re interested in.
The retreats are a Monday-Friday workweek of five days, four nights.
Is there any entertainment?
You’ll have access to a TV and a full bookshelf. There are jigsaw puzzles and colouring books. And there’s also the “bush TV” of watching the trees blowing, birds flying, kangaroos bouncing and scratching and fighting and lounging, plus the fire in the fire place … never a dull moment around here.
What are the other options at this facility?
Putty Retreats offers VIP retreat weeks, weekend workshops, and special events. The VIP retreats highlight working on embodiment or moving meditation with Mags Sheridan, portrait photography with Warren Lee, or wilderness immersion at our private 500-acre conservation site nearby.
What is the cost?
The usual Get-it-done retreat week is $2500 for one person with full catering. Slight variations in price with different catering packages or additional people.
For TCBS attendees the price for one person with full catering is $2250, and you also get 10% off extras like additional people or services. This special applies to bookings in AUGUST 2026 for retreats through June 2027.
How much is paid when?
To reserve your spot you’ll pay a 50% deposit and the other 50% is due one week before the start of your visit.
For instance, you book in February for a retreat in May. At booking time you’ll pay half the cost, and one week before your May retreat you’ll pay the other half.
What's the payment policy?
- 50% deposit due at time of booking
- 50% remainder is due one week before the start of your visit.
For instance, you book in August for a retreat starting 9 November. At booking time you’ll pay half the cost, and 2nd of November you’ll pay the other half.
- Deposits are non-refundable but can be transferred to another date with fourteen days notice.
Discover Both Locations
Putty retreats offers two types of environments to inspire you.
Enjoy gentle hills and bushwalking around the eighty acres surrounding the Magpie Nest cottage. This makes a perfect home base as it’s “on the grid” with amenities like power, wifi, and plumbing. Stay here and get some real writing done with the combination of isolation from the usual stressors and inspiration of the natural world out the window. Each visit includes comfortable lodging with full catering, ensuring a restful stay.
The wilderness is Dark Arm Valley, where you can immerse yourself in nature and experience true tranquility in our own 500-acre conservation site. Fully off the grid, private, and wild. Climb the rocks with the rock-wallabies, follow the black cockatoos down the valley, swim with a platypus.
Enjoy one trip to the wilderness with your creative retreat week.
Moving Meditation
Add on walking meditation in nature or a movement session in the studio with Mags Sheridan. You can find calm in your body and you don’t need to sit still!
Nature Immersion
We’ll escort you to Dark Arm Valley about a half hour’s drive over 4wd tracks and guide you to explore the bush with fresh eyes.
Sound and Silence
Enjoy a personal live sound bath with chimes and crystal bowls mixing with the sounds of the bush.
Portrait photography
Have your photo made by award-winning photographer Warren Lee in one of the beautiful natural environments of Putty Retreats
Embodiment Training
Learn how to connect your mind and body for decision-making that’s not just fast but also well aligned with your values.
Personalised Retreats
What ideas do you have? Let’s collaborate on something special just for you and your group.