Processing 14

So, that's what heaven looks like.

Jul 04, 2023

Finale on the Fourth.

We’ve got some synchronicity with this edition of Processing. Today being a celebration of America, an avid display of our culture through smoked meats and explosives.

It is also, oddly enough, the one-year anniversary of Processing - at least the initial concept for this project.

The day prior, July 3rd, 2022 - was one of the lowest points in my entire life. I was distraught, overwhelmed and depressed. I was home alone for the first time in years, with my partner on a trip and my friends back home with their parents.

The spiral had started a few weeks earlier, but this day, I would reflect on this feeling. My identity was so completely wrapped up in my work, that I couldn’t help but feel lost given some setbacks I was going through. When you experience these loops, it can be hard to break the cycle, but I did know that I needed to discover myself again.

So I went back to basics - a time in my life where I created for the sake of it. In high school, that outlet was making flash games. I combed through old files for hours that day, just getting a sense of someone I had lost touch with. The moment was brief, but it was a degree of hope before I went to sleep that night.

The next morning, I had an epiphany. I’d make a comic book.

It was something I always wanted to do - and I felt like I could struggle through something like that. So the next question was, about what? The idea hit me quickly and I spent the next few hours outlining the entire project.

So happy Fourth of July - a day I will always remember fondly, for its affinity with my art, my friendships and a turning point for my connection to self.

Hope you enjoy the finale to Issue #2.

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