My name is Lou Archell, I am a freelance illustrator / writer, mother and blogger. I share my home in Bristol, UK with my partner Dan, and sons Charlie (7) and Rufus (5). We love to live an adventure filled and simple life in this wonderful city.
Littlegreenshed celebrates the magic of moments and the simple beauty of every day life.
From the wilds of the great outdoors to the comforts of staying home.
I have been drawing since I was a girl, taking photographs most of my life and blogging since 2010. I am a West Country (UK) girl, growing up in deep Somerset. A free childhood, spent roaming fields, picking blackberries when hungry and riding horseback. I travelled the world in my 20's for 5 years. I experienced life and people that changed me forever... this is where my love of photography really grew. I became a documenter, a watcher, seeing life's little secrets... Back in Bristol, I met my partner Dan, fell in love... we soon became a family of 4. And here we are today.. in a home we are still renovating and trying to have as much adventure along the way.
Inspiration:
Inspiration comes through happiness and loving life... my favourite things are warm sunshine on my face, walking barefoot, the smell of wood smoke, dancing, reading out loud, shell collecting, misty mountains, wild swimming, bearded blokes, enamel ware, cooking with abandon, scandinavian design, log cabins, bohemian embroidery, singing loudly and embarrassing my sons, making jam, foraging, star gazing, cloud watching, drinking loose leaf tea and trying to renovate my home.
Inspiration comes through everything that surrounds me nature, people, fashion, animals, flora.... it's all jotted down in my notebooks and captured on camera.
Work:
I can offer help with Blog design, headers and blog freshening. Please visit my
blog design page for more information.
I also offer - illustration, freelance writing,
photography, reviews, blog content, social media, features, and giveaways. Please email: Littlegreenshedblog(at)hotmail.co.uk
Oh, the name?
My allotment plot has a little green shed!
