Petite Keep reached out in early 2026 to invite me to be one of five creatives chosen to participate in their very first Tastemaker Series, and I am thrilled that it is finally coming to life! After months of preparation, planning, designing, sketching, and finally painting, the pattern I created for the collection is now being brought to life on their beautiful keepsake trunks.
Photography by Madeline Outlaw Photography
A Little About Me
I’m Camilla Moss, a watercolor artist and fabric and wallpaper designer living in Birmingham, Alabama. My work begins with the things I love most about home including the colors, patterns, gardens, collected treasures, and little details that give a space its personality and tell a story.
I began painting in 2019, initially as a creative outlet while I was home with my children. What started with watercolor paintings eventually grew into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers, all created from my original artwork. I love the process of taking something I have painted by hand and transforming it into a pattern that can become part of someone’s home and, hopefully, part of their story.
That is one of the things that made this collaboration with Petite Keep feel like such a natural fit. Their trunks are designed to hold the things we treasure most, pieces of our lives that become more meaningful as the years go by. Creating a pattern for something that is itself meant to become a family keepsake was especially meaningful to me.
Photography by Madeline Outlaw Photography
About Petite Keep
Petite Keep creates timeless, handcrafted, heirloom-quality memory trunks designed to store milestone keepsakes from special events like births, weddings, and graduations. Each trunk features beautiful fabric options for the interior lining, along with custom personalization options, and is built with a durable steel exterior to last for generations to come.
Petite Keep trunks are hand assembled by artisans in St. Louis, Missouri, and the company has even been featured on Shark Tank.
About the Ginny Pattern
When we began discussing pattern ideas, my mind quickly went to one glorious summer I spent on the Georgia coast right after college, where I met the kindest friend, Ginny.
I wanted the pattern to capture the feeling of that summer through color and design, while also bringing in some of the charming, whimsical elements I love so much, including flowers, butterflies, and darling peacocks.
The pattern that emerged feels like a classic Southern summer with a touch of whimsy and delight. I named it Ginny as a little nod to that special friend and the memories of that season of life that inspired it.
I love that something as simple as a pattern can hold a memory. What began as a watercolor painting inspired by a summer long ago will now live on a Petite Keep trunk designed to hold memories for years to come.
How to Use the Petite Keep Trunk
Of course, the beauty of a Petite Keep trunk is that there is no one right thing to put inside!
It would be such a special place to keep mementos from a wedding, birth, or graduation, but I also love the idea of using one for a collection of treasured family photographs, handwritten letters, children's artwork, or a prized needlepoint ornament collection.
My own Petite Keep trunk will be used to store family heirlooms and keepsakes from the beginning of my business to today, a little collection of the things that tell the story of this creative journey.
Where to Purchase
Petite Keep trunks in the Tastemaker Collection will be available for purchase here beginning September 30, 2026.
I am so honored to collaborate with Petite Keep and to be part of their very first Tastemaker Series. Creating a timeless pattern that can be enjoyed for generations to come. Seeing it brought to life on a classic Petite Keep trunk made to hold the treasures and keepsakes dear to your family feels like such a special full-circle moment.
I hope the Ginny trunk brings a little color, charm, and whimsy to someone's home and becomes part of a family's story for many years to come.
Photography by Madeline Outlaw Photography