Diane Franklin
Artist, Teacher, Writer

TEACHING
Upcoming Workshops
I will be teaching the following workshops at the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain in 2025. Sign up below to receive additional information about these workshops.
Ten Cool Techniques for Gelliprinting
This workshop will focus on ten interesting techniques for using the gelliplate. It will include some basic concepts related to gelliprinting and discuss different types of paint and paper. Students will then try out these techniques on their own, using most of the rest of the workshop to perfect these techniques and make multiple prints using the methods they enjoy the most. We'll also discuss ways that gelliprints can be used and show some examples of things made with gelliprints, including collages, artists’ books, and coasters.
March 23, 2025, 10-4
Makeup date, March 30, 2025 10-4
Cost: $170
Class is full. Sign up for the waiting list here
Gelliprinting with Botanicals
This workshop will teach the basics of gelliprinting using botanicals (plants, weeds and flowers). It will talk about the different kinds of paints that are used in printing, colors and color mixing, and the paint characteristics that allow for layering, an important concept for gelliprinting printing.
Students will learn about main and ghost prints, the use of a brayer, characteristics of acrylic paint, and the kinds of papers that can be used for gelliprinting. The workshop will also discuss different ways that botanical gelliprints can be used.
June 21, 2025, 10-4
Make-up Date: June 28, 2025, 10-4
Cost: $170
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Past Workshops
Making An Artist Book from One Sheet of Paper, Brookline Public Library
Gelliprinting with Botanicals, Eliot School
The Basics of Shibori Dyeing, Eliot School
Small Group or Individual Teaching
I am also available to teach workshops at your art center or group or to provide one-on-one or small group teaching at my studio in Jamaica Plain, MA. Please contact me for further information.