A collaborative Risograph publication produced by graduate students in the Graphic Design MFA program at the Rhode Island School of Design, Rock Solid presents a collection of rock forms developed through a week-long formal exercise.

The publication approaches rocks as constructed forms rather than natural specimens. Across a structured set of prompts, contributors generated 140 variations using drawing, collage, photography, code, and physical materials. Forms shift in scale, density, and texture, moving between recognition and abstraction.

Printed in three colors (aqua, red, violet), the publication organizes selected works into sequences of large and small forms. Variations in contrast, surface, and composition emerge across spreads, revealing both individual approaches and shared constraints.

Once assembled, the collection reflects the accumulation of decisions made through process—repetition, translation, and adjustment—resulting in a composite study of form.

Includes a short text by Kathleen Sleboda and the full set of form-making prompts. Readers are invited to form their own rock collection.

Rock forms and prints by E Jun An, Buck Buettner, Catherine Chen, Hannah Chosid, Emma Hitchcock, Margalit Patry-Martin, and Hannah Yoest

Printed and published by Grad Form 2, 2026

Softcover with saddle-stitch binding, 34 pages, 3-color Risograph, 8.25 × 11 inches