THE
TOAD HALL COMPANY
Purveyors Of
QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY RURAL ILLUSTRATOR
REBECCA DAY
Charming Illustrations for...
A Little bit More About The Hall...
...inspiration for the illustrations that adorn the beautiful things I create here at the Toad Hall Company.
In my eyes Toad Hall has a magical atmosphere that has no recipe to it, no formula and isn’t easily found in many places. Some of it can of course be put down to its setting; nestled within the rolling English countryside. You could say it’s to do with the romantic look of the place with it's grand aging architecture, ornate wrought iron gates, old potting sheds and that splendid Edwardian orangery set amongst delightful formal gardens. These alone however, wouldn’t be nearly as enchanting without the quirky, charming and general day to day 'goings-on' of the animals that live at the Hall.
Whether it’s Lord Fauntleroy, the resident peacock pompously strutting about the grounds or the busyness of Mr Shrew darting from his home beneath the potting benches to the walled garden, or the twitching noses of the rabbits that graze the croquet lawn when Gulliver the cat is afoot, these small people are always up to something that’s worth catching on paper.
Teamed with the age old habits of country life like wellies left at the backdoor, dogs sitting on ponies, picnics by the river in the summer and cuddling the Aga in the winter, make for excellent illustrations.
So that is where I come in; to capture a little of that Toad Hall magic for you.
Rebecca
