When video director and editor Michael Daye found himself at home with a box of postcards of 100 famous authors and nothing to do, he decided to take a Sharpie and have a little fun. Doodling on the faces of the defenseless writers, Daye created a series of often charming artworks of his own — sometimes the augmentations are relevant to the author they decorate, and sometimes they’re just for show, but we love the way he has taken these iconic faces and made them his own. Click through to see some of our favorites from the project, and head over to Daye’s Tumblr to check out even more.
Virginia Woolf. Image credit: Michael Daye
George Orwell. Image credit: Michael Daye
Jean-Paul Sartre. Image credit: Michael Daye
Anaïs Nin. Image credit: Michael Daye
Evelyn Waugh. Image credit: Michael Daye
H.P. Lovecraft. Image credit: Michael Daye
Norman Mailer. Image credit: Michael Daye
Dorothy Parker. Image credit: Michael Daye
Philip K. Dick. Image credit: Michael Daye
D.H. Lawrence. Image credit: Michael Daye