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Michelle Gruppetta

@funeralbiscuit

Animation by day, printmaking by night. Trying to make the shift from insta to Bluesky 🀞 You can buy my prints at: www.funeralbiscuit.bigcartel.com

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It’s proof that it was written by a human πŸŒ»πŸ™Œ

05.03.2026 07:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: New York City reports the lowest levels of shootings, shooting victims, and murders ever recorded for the first two months of a year. Major crime is down nearly 8% citywide, burglary hit a record low, and retail theft dropped 25%

04.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 26013 πŸ” 5561 πŸ’¬ 697 πŸ“Œ 465
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Francisco Goya (1746-1828) β€” Capricho #34 (β€œSleep overcomes them.”), #35 (β€œShe fleeces him.”), #36 (β€œA bad night.”), and #37 (β€œMight not the pupil know more?”) β€” etchings with aquatint.

27.07.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A board on a quayside onto which a piece of paper has been attached which reads: NO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS DUE TO A LARGE SWARM OF BEES!!

A board on a quayside onto which a piece of paper has been attached which reads: NO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS DUE TO A LARGE SWARM OF BEES!!

They say the reason people cant go onto the quay this week is a swarm of bees. We all know that's bollocks. The real reason is the fisher folk don't want anyone to know they are taking out to sea to pay their tidal tithe with. – Julie Bindon #VOH

28.07.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.

28.07.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 15920 πŸ” 4430 πŸ’¬ 260 πŸ“Œ 194
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Lynda Sayce plays a piece of lute music that was recently discovered in an archival document at the Museum Plantin-Moretus. Since the handwritten lute tablature was folded and reused as scrap paper, it's problaby the first time in 400 years that this music is heard.

24.05.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 1379 πŸ” 525 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 67

I’m not sure if our time zones overlap. Will this be recorded? πŸ™πŸ‘€

25.04.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Danny Devito Egg In This Trying Time meme, with the egg replaced with one of my prints. Please keep buying prints from artists. They're probably less expensive than US eggs at this point.

#Art #ArtSky

The Danny Devito Egg In This Trying Time meme, with the egg replaced with one of my prints. Please keep buying prints from artists. They're probably less expensive than US eggs at this point. #Art #ArtSky

Artists as the world economy crumbles around us

03.04.2025 09:44 πŸ‘ 894 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 13
 A4, 2 colour risograph print I did, in Bright Red and Federal Blue. Depicts a bowl of red soup with alphabet letters that say "Eat Up Bitch." At the top of the page, it says "Soup of the Day."

A4, 2 colour risograph print I did, in Bright Red and Federal Blue. Depicts a bowl of red soup with alphabet letters that say "Eat Up Bitch." At the top of the page, it says "Soup of the Day."

Another A4, 2 colour risograph print I did, in Bright Red and Federal Blue.
#printsky #printmaking #risograph

21.03.2025 11:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A facade of a beautifully renovated traditional Maltese house with a contemporary approach. A dark green car is parked in front of the house, and the green of the car compliments the matte sage green of the front door and garage door.

A facade of a beautifully renovated traditional Maltese house with a contemporary approach. A dark green car is parked in front of the house, and the green of the car compliments the matte sage green of the front door and garage door.

Spotted walking the dog. Wish I’d had a long lens with me.

16.03.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An A3, 3 colour risoprint of 4 lovehearts that individually say "Spank me," "Eat Shit," "Fuck Off," and "Get Lost." The Lovehearts are pink, orange and yellow with red text.

An A3, 3 colour risoprint of 4 lovehearts that individually say "Spank me," "Eat Shit," "Fuck Off," and "Get Lost." The Lovehearts are pink, orange and yellow with red text.

A3, 3 colour cheeky risoprint I had done a while ago.

#printmaking #printsky #risoprint #risograph

14.03.2025 11:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I want to keep boycotting Amazon, but I also want to support indie authors. How do I do that?"

Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.

10.03.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 5583 πŸ” 1348 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6
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Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin Americ...

Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?

Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

10.03.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 13307 πŸ” 2714 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 80

Genuinely, your prints are fantastic! Money’s a bit tight for a lot of people sadly.

Chin up, I’m wishing you every success 🌻

11.03.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How does anyone start a new business?? Or buy a riso printer???

11.03.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Text of a clause from a grant application basically saying you can’t apply for cofunding from anywhere else if you apply for this grant.

Text of a clause from a grant application basically saying you can’t apply for cofunding from anywhere else if you apply for this grant.

After spending months writing my business grant application to buy a riso printer and open a shop….i just realized that there’s a teeny tiny clause that I might not be able to because the grant is only 10k, and a whole ass riso business is a lot more than that…

#risoprint
#risograph

11.03.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! 🌸

11.03.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! 🌻

11.03.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A farmed, 2 colour linoprint in red on fluoroescent pink of 2 shrimp circling each other.

A farmed, 2 colour linoprint in red on fluoroescent pink of 2 shrimp circling each other.

Had made this 2 colour shrimp linoprint to go with the crab and lobster print I posted previously.

All my immediate family members are born in July, so I made a set of crustacean prints for them.

#printmaking #printsky #linoprinting

11.03.2025 12:55 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A linoprint of a dead fish in black ink on top of a rolled out, neon pink rectangle.

A linoprint of a dead fish in black ink on top of a rolled out, neon pink rectangle.

I need to do more simple prints like this, with a really popping background colour, and a dark print for contrast. This was carved into some really crumbly rubber.

#printmaking #printsky #linoprinting

10.03.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Blue A3 linoprint of a cat surrounded by a circle of flowers and leaves, with one eye squinting.

Blue A3 linoprint of a cat surrounded by a circle of flowers and leaves, with one eye squinting.

This is an A3 linoprint I had made of my family cat Kishka, who sadly passed away of cat flu a few years ago. She was the funniest, feral thing on four legs (and I was her favourite, but you didn't hear it from me.)
#printmaking #printsky #linoprinting

07.03.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A neon orangeey pink screenprint of a lucky cat giving a β€œrock on” hand gesture with the text GOOD LUCK BAD LUCK framing it. It’s holding a yen coin that says β€œBetter luck next time.”

A neon orangeey pink screenprint of a lucky cat giving a β€œrock on” hand gesture with the text GOOD LUCK BAD LUCK framing it. It’s holding a yen coin that says β€œBetter luck next time.”

This is the first screenprint I’ve ever made! I miss screenprinting sooooo much, but I just haven’t had the time to get my studio set up started

#printmaking #printsky #screenprint

06.03.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! And yes, it’s amazing to see so many printmakers in one place πŸ₯Ή

05.03.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!! I LOVE to print with neon!!

05.03.2025 08:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I have many dreams and these often change with the winds, but I would love to start a printing kulturhus in Malta. All kinds of printing, with a little attached cafe of course, because what historically goes better together than the spread of information and coffee house culture??

05.03.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and yep, I had to delete the previous post because I forgot to put the hashtag ^^"

05.03.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally trying to get my bsky acc off the ground!

I'm Michelle, and I'm a Previz artist by day and a printmaker by night! I love to do all kinds of printing, from lino, to silkscreen to riso!

I'm also the founder of PrintFest CPH and am trying to open a risoprint shop in Malta!

#printmaking

05.03.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I would love to be in Printmakers 3! Still getting my Bluesky set up :)

02.03.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Went for a hike foraging for asparagus today, and found some beautiful borage. We used to make a cough medicine out of it.

23.02.2025 17:41 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Using a layer of felt will help not damage the paper from the pressure of pushing down, but I didn’t even know those presses could be adjusted! I had a woodzilla one, I don’t think it ever mentioned something like that. I just used to see vids of pressing down as hard as they could.

22.02.2025 08:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0