Treasure Chest

Jacy designed the Treasure Chest Lunch Box for Toy Story 5: the box itself, its contents, and the graphics inside. The chest belonged to Emily, Jessie's original owner, and needed to communicate, with minimal dialogue, that Emily still loved Jessie and carried her forward. Every choice was built around one specific person: an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s, raised on a farm by a mother who loved cowgirls and horses, but also flowers, music, and play. The lunch box's wear had to imply a precise era. The objects inside — a birthday card, a mixtape, sunglasses — had to feel chosen and treasured by exactly that girl, not a generic '80s kid. That specificity is what makes a prop read as real, rather than decorative.

Storyboards and light paintings created for this moment that Jacy used as a starting point.

Reference for the lunchbox illustration, as well as the design and feel of the box itself.

Illustration created for the cover of the lunchbox, visual foreshadowing of a mother-and-daughter story beat. Jacy conceptualized this from start to finish.

Reference for the objects in the treasure box. What would an 8 year old girl in the 80's save?

Real-life reference for the final objects chosen for the lunch-box. These were used as modeling and shading reference.

Design concepts for the cassette tape in the Treasure Box.

Designs for the birthday card that Emily bought for her daughter, Jessie.

The final illustration -- a card chosen by a mother, for her daughter in the 1980's.

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