Hair'em Scare'em

Did I tell you I am going to be in a book? Well, I am, and it's a hairy one, too. It's called Hair'em Scare'em, published by Gestalten, and coming out next month. It looks mighty fine from the previews, and I am really, I mean REALLY excited to be included among artists like Nick Cave, who I have raved about on my other blog before, and who made the amazing "sound suit" below.

Fellow beardos

Just got a lovely package from the amazing Felicita Sala of babouche rouge, can you even believe how adorable that beardo astronaut it??

Also wanted to show you the print I got from the ever talented Simon Peplow. It's kinda funny hanging over all the knicknacks on my dresser, but I think of that beardy fellow as ruling over that whole space now. After he finishes his tea, he'd better get to rearranging my stuff :)

Thanks again to you both, and to the rest of you, check out their work!

Moustache Giveaway winner!

Congrats to Sarah, who won the Moustache giveaway! Thanks to everyone who entered, you all came up with some excellent mustachioed men as inspiration. Wish I could send a moustache to you all, but fret not, I'll be doing another giveaway soon.

Giveaway time!

It's giveaway time once again! I've been blogging here for over a year now (can you believe it??), so I thought I'd celebrate by doing a little giveaway. I am debuting these moustaches in my shop today, and to celebrate a year of beardy blogging, I'll be giving one away to one of my readers!

Just leave a comment below, maybe mentioning your favorite moustachioed individual (past or present). Don't forget to leave a way to get in touch with you! I'll pick a winner at random on Friday 9/25. Woo hoo!

Thanks to all my loyal readers! It's been a great year, and it's all thanks to you :)

Found this skirt while browsing Mod Cloth this morning. Bet you can't guess what it reminded me of ;) Anybody need a cute skirt to match their new beard?

Edit: Look who else I found in a lovely scalloped dress, made by Erin Fetherston! Ms. Zooey Deschanel! Found here.

Beards everywhere!

Some days I worry that I might not have anything beard related to share with you guys! Luckily, I never seem to run out. I've started seeing beard related stuff everywhere, and here at the top of the heap is new work from the lovely Laura George! Lots of beardy goodness.

Zeus, v.2

A grey version of my zeus beard! Fun!

All by the talented Deanna Halsall.

So says learn something everyday.

Prototype of a wintertime beard, which will be sold for much less than my other beards. Wintery fun for everyone! Thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? I'd love to hear 'em.

Excellent illustration! Found on Box's flickr.

This drawing makes me so happy! Artist Felicita Sala wrote me last week, letting me know that she made ME a beard :) I love it. She is super talented, check out her Etsy shop, babouche rouge, to see more of her work.

And just so you know, fellow beardos, I always welcome reader submissions and ideas for things to feature on this here beardy blog. Thanks to everyone who has emailed me with their crazy beard facts, figures, and links!

Honey / Toasted Marshmallow beard now in the shop!

HAH! I have never tried to put any of my beards on my cat, but this is EXACTLY what she would look like. Most excellent drawing by Gemma Correll.

Best ever.

Stumbled upon Sean Morris's work this morning, and couldn't wait to share it with all you fellow beardos. These paintings crack me up.

I can't remember if I've posted about Laith McGregor on here before, but his work is certainly worth a second look. Everything is drawn with a Bic pen. Pretty crazy. Just goes to show that artists can make something out of even the junkiest of materials.

The artist titled this one "Ready for the Flood," but I'm going to call him "Fancy Beard".

Found this moustache tattoo on tattoo artist Sylvie LS's Flickr, which amuses me to no end. I can't imagine feeling wacky enough to get a beard or moustache related tattoo, but this guy's is hilarious.

Working on a beardy zine today. Very exciting, but I always forget how long it takes to scan everything. I was inspired to finish this project after seeing a friend's comics that she draws monthly. I have about ten projects halfway done right now, it's time to see something actually finished!

I'm hoping you can tell, but the drawing above is of Karl Marx, who had quite a clever beard.

Kaboom!

Boom! It's a bright red beard! So vibrant! Why wear a red dress when you can wear a red beard??

This beard is only for the bold. Don't say you weren't warned.

Available in my shop later today.


On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have a dark grey beard. So moody. So pensive.

I am a big fan of wearing all grey. Not that you needed to know, but I'm just saying: what better way to top off your grey monochrome than a grey beard?

Sorry I was MIA last week. Combination cold/visitors made it a whirlwind week. But I'm back now, so you can stop your crying.
Lots of new special treats coming up. Until then, enjoy this beardy drawing by Damien Weighill.