Licence to Quill

21/08/2026

We were busy, organised ourselves, then the Gallery and had interesting conversations with people who wandered in. We have a new plant and a blue wall now, it seems to be brighter and it’s definitely better 🥂. Oh and Hev Pearey attacked a dress which she’s going to miraculously transform into a top. Or a skirt. Or trousers…

08/08/2026

Late Thursday update AGAIN. A little debossing/embossing took my fancy this week. Hev made some trousers and a dress, both looked fab! We’ll not be there next week so I’m finishing off a load of half finished books…. Probably…. We were invited to a risograph printer’s studio this morning and it was so inspiring (and very clever). A bit taken with a font in one of the ‘zines so looked it up and copied it.



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Michelle Gruppetta

31/07/2026

Temperature has dropped a few degrees (and the power stayed on) so I actually managed to do some work yesterday. Playing around with uncial with a round nib and juicy watercolour and ink with a little bit of embossing. Had some interesting visitors and did a little rearranging. Ohhhh, plans are afoot!

24/07/2026

Next up at The Gallery at Galeas is the Stitch and Bitch night, now I have my fabric book, there’s no stopping me!

First attempt at sashiko

The guide grid disappearing is a bit magic to me. Wonder if it’ll come back if I put it in the freezer?

Sashiko challenge completed MATIAS! 😜

19/06/2026

Strangely quiet Thursday in Valletta, the Gallery was quiet, the streets were quiet… maybe there was only one cruise ship in. That all changed at 5 o’clock when Caroline and Arwa delivered more fabulous prints and Caroline’s eager students turned up to start their second course in acrylics. There might have been a bit of bookbinding and stitch journaling going on too but more of that another time… Pics 1-4 by 【ＡＲＷＡ】 and 5 by Caroline Said Lawrence

16/06/2026

The long and the short of it… Procrastination Sunday produced these!

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

Thursday was mad busy as was our second Art Social in the evening The Gallery

1, new door sign. I lettered another piece this week but didn’t manage to take a pic of it as it sold as soon as the ink was dry 😁

2, 3 & 4, a couple wanted some fabric for a tablecloth so Hev Pearey ran a stitch around it to stop it fraying (or something like that, I don’t understand fabric)

5, despite deciding we should share one dosa, as we had the Art Social at night, we oinked out on one each. Again.

6, Byron’s cursed streets of stairs

7 - 11 Art Social WiP’s

05/06/2026

Busy, busy Thursday, had some interesting chats and laughs with lots of visitors.

1, New in, my little framed initial magnets… so cute!

2, Started the other side of the A-frame for outside but the Uni chalk pen was empty so bought a schneiderpengermany chalk pen. Went to brush off the chalk guidelines and the lettering came away too. Not impressed. They’re more chalky than chalk…

3, Another Thursday, another dosa. Not our usual guy making them and I think it was slightly wrong but they threw some raw onion on and that worked brilliantly.

4, Our second Art Social will be next week on Thursday 11th 😁🥂

5, Stitch n Bitch will be on Saturday 13th. I shall be stitching a book in protest of being surrounded by fabric, and the same day:

6, will start an Alla Prima Oil course

7, Finally, cslawrenceart will be starting a Light & Shade course on Wednesday 17th




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