Candice McCollough
Letterpressed Book Plate
Book Plates have historically been used to denote ownership of books. They would be printed and then placed inside the covers with the owner's name on them so that when people borrowed books they would know who to return it to. These were commonly used before the 20th century when books were much more expensive to manufacture and purchase. Mine is based on Penrose Tilings, a non-repeating tessellating pattern I'm rather fond of. It gives the piece a look of stained glass windows. I left the bottom open for my name and the 'Ex Libris' or 'from the library of'.
Letterpressed Book Plate
Book Plates have historically been used to denote ownership of books. They would be printed and then placed inside the covers with the owner's name on them so that when people borrowed books they would know who to return it to. These were commonly used before the 20th century when books were much more expensive to manufacture and purchase. Mine is based on Penrose Tilings, a non-repeating tessellating pattern I'm rather fond of. It gives the piece a look of stained glass windows. I left the bottom open for my name and the 'Ex Libris' or 'from the library of'.