My Compartmentalized Foods collection of mixed media Little Debbie snacks contain small hidden compartments that contain trinkets of vintage Barbie accessories and miniature cutlery.

One of the first times I experienced true agency was when I realized I could spend money I had earned on these snacks that weren't allowed at home.

I have historically experienced feelings as inconvenient, and was an undiagnosed neurodivergent middle schooler experiencing self-soothing and self-regulation through emotional eating, falling in love with pillowy processed cakes and then returning home to sneak playing with Barbies in a hidden corner of the basement.