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Contemporary landscapes inspired by Suminagashi
Natural, site-specific inks
@qestcraft Scholar
~ The Other Side Of The Story
~ Layers Of London

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Can you see the delight on my face?! Nat @natmaks and I are still marvelling at the unbelievable alchemy on the surface of the water that created this absolute beauty. A High Tide table here, awaiting its final oil before being sent to a customer. I’m not supposed to have favourites but… (important edit: my most excellent t-shirt is from restaurant/deli/bar of dreams, @bottegacaruso. Get yours from Cantina 🍅)

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We're still building up our yarn stock, but the first yarn on our shelves is straight from Spain: @wooldreamers_us Cautiva.

I used this 100% Spanish Wool in the Catalunya Vest pattern by @northknits and also for the tiled blanket crochet pattern in our CRAEFT | TRAVEL | SPAIN book and really enjoyed every stitch, so it was one of the first I wanted to bring into the store. In fact, I loved the process so much I'm actually working on a second vest right now...

All colors are listed in our online shop so you can browse 👀

If we don't have a color you need (although we've got 32 in stock), our friendly neighbor @green.arrow.yarns also carries this yarn (visit when you're in Bath!)

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Frames for a brilliant marbled landscape set by @natmaks in collaboration with @penhaligons and @qestcraft

#natmaks #nataschamaksimovic #marbling #marblingart #suminagashi

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Thank you to everyone that joined @natmaks workshop on Sumingashi-inspired Marbling at the gallery on Saturday.

During the workshop participants formulated inks using @polbensapothecary Layers of London pigments, and were then introduced to marbling, each making their own piece to take home.

Natascha Maksimovic is an artist exploring material, process and experimentation through a contemporary Suminagashi-inspired approach. Working predominantly on paper, she creates site-responsive landscapes shaped by both control and surrender, exploring memory, transformation and the material presence of place.

Her current body of work, Remanence, extends traditional marbling through a contemporary lens; capturing traces that emerge through movement, chance and material interaction.

If you missed @natmaks workshop, @polbensapothecary is hosting a pigment making workshop on 2 October and tickets are available through our website.

#layersoflondon
#generalassemblylondon

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Today, paper marbling designs aren’t hard to find. Look through bookstores or stationery shops and you’re bound to find its unique patterns on journal covers, wrapping paper, and beyond.

But how does ink become art on water? Flip through to discover the history and science behind this beautiful, unpredictable art form.

🌿 Follow along as we explore inspiration, mental health, creativity, and the wonders of the world around us.

Photograph credits: Slide 2 - Natalie Stopka; Slide 4 - Anna Orlyanskaya; Slide 5 - Ebru Dogan; Slide 6 - Allyx Capek

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General Assembly and @polbensapothecary’s Layers of London continues this week. Listed by @worldoffad top five shows to see in London this September, Layers of London includes works made using @polbensapothecary pigments made from London itself.

If you would like to learn more about pigment making @polbensapothecary is offering a 2-hour workshop on 2 October. Tickets available on General Assembly’s website.

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✨ A reminder to look a little closer.

The Other Side of the Story is now on display at Penhaligon's King's Road, featuring work by QEST Alumni Angela Fung, Sofia Karakatsanis, Natascha Maksimovic and Anne Petters.

Exploring hidden histories, transformation and the stories held within materials, this exhibition reveals the unexpected narratives that surround us every day.

📍 Penhaligon’s, 25 King’s Road, London SW3 4RP
🗓️ Until 1 November 2026
👉 Find out more via the link in our bio.

@penhaligons
#QEST #QESTalumni #Penhaligons #Exhibition #TheKingsRoadCollection

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Gorgeous weekend sunshine ☕️

@natmaks bringing the beautiful art as ever 💚

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Just left the most delightful celebration of craft artisans in the King's Road @penhaligons showroom.

This was super special as my delightful friends @qestcraft selected 3 artisans I've showcased over the years.. @sofia.karakatsanis @natmaks & @fung.bedford

What an AMAZING collaboration and well done to Penhaligons for investing in these exceptional craft led artisans 👏👏👏

Loved it.

#penhaligons #QEST #sofiakarakatsanis #fungandbedford #natmaks

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General Assembly and Polben’s Pigment are thrilled to present Layers of London. Each of the eleven artists participating in Layers of a london used the same set of pigments made by @polbensapothecary and sourced from London.

Natascha Maksimovic is inspired by the Japanese marbling practice of Suminagashi. The artists used The Layers of London pigments to create marbling inks. Her landscape works that exist between control and surrender, presence and trace. Ink is not only placed, but guided; its movement shaped by breath, gesture and time.

Maksimovic captures shifting formations that evoke geological terrains, coastlines and atmospheric conditions. These works are not fixed representations of place, but traces shaped through movement, chance and transformation.

The landscapes are both real and imagined, informed by memory, material and the sensory experience of place. Marbling for the artist, is a quiet act of translation: of land into image, material into emotion and process into atmosphere

Images:
Natascha Maksimovic
Ground In Colour I, II, and III, 2026
Natural pigments, Safflower oil
Layers of London pigments: Madder, Green Verditer, Whipps Cross Burnt Sienna, Epping Forest Ochre
Dimensions Framed for each art work: 41x27cm
Dimensions unframed for each art work: 39x25cm

#layersoflondon

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The latest installation in The King’s Road Collection, Penhaligon’s creative partnership with QEST, ‘The Other Side of the Story’ brings together the work of four QEST Alumni exploring hidden histories, perception and the stories held within materials and objects.

Angela Fung, Sofia Karakatsanis, Natascha Maksimovic and Anne Petters each work with a different material; paper, wood, marbling and glass, revealing the transformation, technique and material knowledge that sit beneath the surface.

Coinciding with the launch of Penhaligon’s new fragrance, The Manoeuvres of the Baroness, the exhibition invites us to look a little closer and question what lies beneath first impressions.

📍 Penhaligon’s, 25 King’s Road, London SW3 4RP
🗓️ Until 1 November 2026
👉 Find out more via the link in our bio.

@qestcraft - @penhaligons
@fung.bedford @sofia.karakatsanis @natmaks @annepetters

#QEST #QESTalumni #Penhaligons #Exhibition #TheKingsRoadCollection

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To begin our Autumn programme, General Assembly, together with @polbenspigment, is thrilled to announce the opening of Layers of London, a collaborative exhibition exploring London through colour and material experimentation. Layers of London is on view from 9 September until 3 October.

Layers of London considers the city through its material traces, layers of geography and human history embedded in the city. Rather than treating london as a subject to be represented the exhibition shows what happens when pieces the city itself become part of the work. Through colour material and alchemy, London is transformed.

Each artist participating in the show was gifted a handmade Layers of London pigment palette set. Each pigment was produced by @polbensapothecary from materials collected in, or historically associated with, London, including mineral, bone, lake pigments, as well as synthesised copper.

Please join us for a private view on Tuesday, 8 September, from 6-8pm. Email hello@generalassemblylondon.com to RSVP.

We look forward to seeing you.

#layersoflondon
#polbenspigment

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