These drawings are based on patterns used on an heirloom quilt ca. 1860. It was passed on to me by my grandmother and was most likely made by my great-great-grandmother, Isabella Jane Kerr, although it’s also possible that she had originally acquired it from someone else. Trapunto refers to the technique of outline stitching and padding on the white-on-white quilt, creating an embossed, puckered surface. I was intrigued with the chiaroscuro created by this textured surface as illuminated under low light on my wall. I photographed sections of it and heightened the contrasts with Photoshop. The reference photos (bottom of page) were used as a point of departure for the graphite drawings. Panels are added as completed and can be assembled into larger or smaller configurations. This is an ongoing project as I now move into other media with it.