New products available on Two Red Trees




New products added to Two Red Trees including perfect Father's Day gifts. https://tworedtrees.co.uk/our-sellers/cat-smith-gilding




Laying the silver and gold leaf to the sample frames




Prepping the frame sample with gesso and bole before water gilding
Pickled golden walnuts


The Christmas Arcade has now closed but, never fear, I am now selling my gilded wares on Two Red Trees.
http://tworedtrees.co.uk/our-sellers/cat-smith-gilding
I am selling a range of products at The Christmas Arcade at Somerset House, London, this winter. Look out for eglomise drink coasters, golden walnuts perfect for the Christmas tree and silver leaf mirrors in restored antique frames.

Skate at Somerset House
16 November 2012 – 6 January 2013

‘Skate to the best sounds in town at Somerset House’
Evening Standard

‘Take a whirl around London’s most glamorous ice rink.’
Harper’s Bazaar

Celebrate the festive season in style at London’s most glamorous ice rink.

Skate to a live soundtrack at one of our open-air Club Nights, back this year with an exclusive line-up of the hottest DJ’s, festivals and clubs around. Find your feet on the ice with Skate School and give children their first glide on the ice with Penguin Club. Or simply soak up the atmosphere rink-side at Tom's Skate Lounge and pick up the perfect present at our new luxury pop-up shop, The Christmas Arcade.

Skate at Somerset House is the ultimate winter destination for everyone right in the heart of Central London.

The Christmas Arcade

Shop for the perfect gift this season at The Christmas Arcade, this new luxury pop-up shopping mall will transform the beautifully renovated West Wing overlooking the ice rink.

The Christmas Arcade celebrates the best of British design selling winter accessories,
jewellery, artisan furniture, gift sets and decorations from exclusively British boutique brands, and featuring over fifty designers and makers, including Handmade in Britain, Tatty Devine, Electrum Gallery and Monster Supplies.

Skaters and spectators can also enjoy festive demonstrations and events taking place in The Christmas Arcade, throughout the run.





 (Before)












Weathered églomisé in Casco Viejo, Bilbao








Model: Phoenix the cat








At Peter Binnington's gilding studio. Photographs: Hannah Pinnock





At Peter Binnington's gilding studio