Car Accident

Artist Bio

Rebecca Roth is a senior at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She will graduate May 2022 with a BA in Theatre, concentration in Technical Theatre. Most recently she served as a poetry reader for UNO’s literary journal, 13th Floor Magazine. Her short story, “Maxima”, earned second place in fiction for Editor's Choice Awards and will be published in 13th Floor. Her previous work includes two plays, “Amazing Micro-Life” and “CASSANDRA”, both of which were produced in UNO Theatre's 2020 Queer and Women’s Inclusive Theatre (QWIT) Festival, available on YouTube.

Interview with the Artist

1. What was your inspiration for this piece?

My inspiration for these comics was when my brother, sister and I had gotten into a serious car accident this past February. I'm on my final semester of college, but in the moment it was all I could think about. For one of my classes, we had an assignment where we could either write an essay or draw a 3 to 9 page comic. I wasn't feeling up to writing, and I had been meaning to get back in to drawing, so it felt like the perfect excuse.

2. What is your creative process? (How do you go about creating?)

Easy, step one: have an obsession. At the time, the car accident was my obsession, so I drew from that. I had a rough idea of what I wanted storyboard-wise for each comic, but made minor adjustments here and there as I went.

3. What are some influences on your artistic process?

My teachers are a big part of my artistic influence right now. I'm taking writing classes, so I'm writing to fulfill a prompt, after all.