NOTE: As we’re currently traveling to spend spend Thanksgiving with family in Portland, OR , I thought I’d re-post a few favorite ‘old’ posts! The following is from March 29, 2009.

Ever find yourself washing your hands and realize that the sink is looking back at you - with handle eyes, spigot nose and perplexed O-shaped drain mouth? Or perhaps you’re daydreaming with your cup of cocoa and find it grinning back at you with marshmallow eyes and foamy smile?

You’re not alone.

Join fellow searchers on the Faces in Places blog and check out the Founds Faces photo pool on Flickr (scroll down for examples from this.)

And consider adding this pursuit to your arsenal of ‘anytime, anywhere’ activities to play with your kids…when you’re in line at the post office, driving in the car or when faced with one of those inevitable “I’m bored!” moments. Looking for faces in the objects around you can be addictive - they’re everywhere!

Francois Roberts is a photographer/designer that has taken this idea and run with it, publishing the following books:
Faces, 2000;
Find a Face, 2004 (specifically written for children);
Face to Face, 1997 (written with his brother Jean).

And, just released is the fantastic Happiness Print at Present & Correct - a wonderful UK based online shop. “It is always fun to spot a face somewhere random and we have picked our favorite happy faces for this print. Each object is labeled and the location is listed too. Printed by hand onto 220gsm acid free stock, and we made only 30.”

Train your eye to start seeing the world in a new way and you may find it looking back at you. Below are examples found by creative Flickr folk.

1. Face A, 2. found face 001, 3. Tree Beard Face, 4. Found Face, 5. More found faces, 6. Untitled, 7. Stripey toothbrush holder face, 8. Grumpy in the morning, 9. strange face on a strange place., 10. Dustbin face in Jerez, 11. 3 smoking switches, 12. cheeese!, 13. Untitled, 14. ‘.’, 15. Sad clock , 16. face, 17. meh. ‘_’, 18. TOTO Smile, 19. Yellow smile, 20. Kitten, 21. Happy Coffee or Coffee of Death?, 22. Face 115, 23. metroo, 24. Red Face Cable Guy

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