Faces in Places

They are everywhere, in case you didn’t notice — faces in the most unexpected places. Pareidolia, or the human ability to see meaningful images in random and inanimate objects, explains why some people see eyes and a mouth in an electrical outlet, the shape of animals in clouds, or the figure of the Man in the Moon. The characters I imagine in everyday objects always make me smile. Here are a few that have come to life for me.