Thursday, April 7, 2011

Theme Thursday - Beard & Moustache

When I see old abandoned houses, I always think of the lives that were once sheltered there, the hopes, the dreams, and the sorrows.   It conjures up faces like the strong face above.   In his era, most men had moustaches and beards, probably because shaving was not quite so easy with razor strops and straight blades!!    Image from Flickr Free to Use.

6 comments:

  1. great image! love your altered art!

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  2. wonderful face, love the texture!!!

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  3. love old people, they have so much to tell, you can see it at theyre faces..

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  4. A great, dignified, careworn face. I love your take on the beard/moustache theme. I wonder too if the "tools of the day" for shaving were so difficult to use that the choice was made to remain hairy.

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  5. This is such a strong piece, Bev. The text goes perfectly with the face. I remember watching my grandfather shave with a straight razon that he kept honed using the strop.

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