A reader tipped me off to this fantastic illustration this morning, by Inga Birgisdottir.

Oh man. Marc Johns is a genius. Love all his beardy art, but this one takes the cake.

Fantastic illustration by Matthew James Taylor, of the great Alan Moore (who has a notably fantastic beard).

Some subtle beard power in this illustration from Nimit Malavia.

Old Portraits, New Colors!

New versions of some portraits I posted earlier. Should be in the shop soon if they aren't listed already!

A pair of lovely grannies I just added to the shop. Part of the Bearded Family Photos series. Luckily, the grandpa already had a beard, so that saved me some time!

Good afternoon! Sorry for the light posting, we just got the internet turned on in our apartment yesterday. It's been a tricky week. On the bright side, I found this awesome illustration from Mat Hudson a.k.a. Orphan Elliott.

I know LOST has been over for a while, but I still find this illustration funny. So sue me.

"In the early 1970s, Major League Baseball players seldom, if ever, wore facial hair. The practice had been widespread in the 19th century, but by the early 20th century it was rare for a player to sport a mustache or beard. As detailed in the book Mustache Gang, Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley decided to hold a mustache-growing contest within his team. When the A's faced the Cincinnati Reds, whose team rules forbade facial hair, in the 1972 World Series, the media dubbed the series as "the hairs vs. the squares". Thanks in part to the on-field success of the A's in the early 1970s, along with changing fashions, facial hair has again become very common among baseball players."
T-shirt available from Homage.

Two Movember tees designed by Christopher Ryan.

This t-shirt is only $9! Why aren't you wearing it already!! Found via Beard Revue, originally from Tee Fury.

Beardy Blasphemy

Just found this for sale on the Renegade website from Michelle Kaffko. For all you haters, here's a pin for you.

Renegade LA Recap

Photos taken by my fabulous booth-mate, Keiko of Small Adventure.

I was excited to hear about this new project from Jeff Pitcher, husband of Keri Smith, whose blog I follow religiously (she did the illustration for the movie poster). Mr. Pitcher's film sounds very interesting, here's a synopsis:

"In the fall of 2005, two filmmakers invited six men across America to join them in an experiment. They would stop shaving for six months. No trimming allowed. Each was provided a video camera and weekly interview questions to document his own experience. The resulting 600 hours of intimate footage revealed a group of men traversing the same rite of passage from disparate vantage points. Throughout the process, the men told stories from their pasts, shared likes and dislikes, and confessed personal fears and aspirations. They laughed and cried, hid and came alive behind their beards. The tireless taping captured bad days and good ones, and it is in this framework that the individual stories stand out and the beards fade into the background. From a son dealing with his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s, to financial and marital struggles, to the birth of a child, THE WINTER OF THE BEARD reveals the trials and tribulations of what it means to drastically alter one’s appearance and otherwise go on living life."

Buy The Winter of the Beard here.

Have you stopped by Renegade SF yet?

Day two of the Renegade craziness! Lots of fun to be had, hope Bay Area people find their way out to Fort Mason Center today!

Illustration by Luke Bott.