Gardening Is Other People is a Risograph zine exploring how gardening can become a catalyst for community, generosity, and connection. Featuring an essay and photography by Gray Chapman and designed by Sarah Lawrence, this limited-edition artist publication blends vibrant photography with reflective writing about sharing plants, building neighborhood relationships, and finding hope through small, everyday acts of care.
Each copy was printed in June 2025 on a Riso SF 5450 using fluorescent pink and emerald soy-based inks on premium French Paper Madero Beach Speckletone, giving every print its own distinctive texture, color variation, and subtle imperfections characteristic of authentic Risograph printing. The warm speckled paper and layered inks create a tactile reading experience that can't be replicated digitally.
Perfect for gardeners, designers, zine collectors, and anyone interested in community-building, independent publishing, or contemporary printmaking, Gardening Is Other People is both an inspiring read and a beautiful printed object. Whether displayed on a coffee table, added to a zine library, or given as a thoughtful gift, it celebrates the ways gardens cultivate not only plants, but people.
Printed in Atlanta, Georgia • June 2025
Riso SF 5450 • French Paper Madero Beach Speckletone • Fluorescent Pink & Emerald Inks
Gardening Is Other People is a Risograph zine exploring how gardening can become a catalyst for community, generosity, and connection. Featuring an essay and photography by Gray Chapman and designed by Sarah Lawrence, this limited-edition artist publication blends vibrant photography with reflective writing about sharing plants, building neighborhood relationships, and finding hope through small, everyday acts of care.
Each copy was printed in June 2025 on a Riso SF 5450 using fluorescent pink and emerald soy-based inks on premium French Paper Madero Beach Speckletone, giving every print its own distinctive texture, color variation, and subtle imperfections characteristic of authentic Risograph printing. The warm speckled paper and layered inks create a tactile reading experience that can't be replicated digitally.
Perfect for gardeners, designers, zine collectors, and anyone interested in community-building, independent publishing, or contemporary printmaking, Gardening Is Other People is both an inspiring read and a beautiful printed object. Whether displayed on a coffee table, added to a zine library, or given as a thoughtful gift, it celebrates the ways gardens cultivate not only plants, but people.
Printed in Atlanta, Georgia • June 2025
Riso SF 5450 • French Paper Madero Beach Speckletone • Fluorescent Pink & Emerald Inks
