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	Dianna Effner has been making dolls for over 25 years. In 1967 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Bradley University, where she studied painting, sculpture and ceramics. In the early 70's, while engaged in the challenging career of stay-at-home Mom, she took up doll making as a side line. She designed porcelain dolls for a small company called Doll-Lain inMilan, Illinois, and made one-of-a-kind Fimo miniatures. In the early 80's she began to make her own original limited edition porcelain dolls. During that time she also designed dolls for  "The Collectibles" in Rolla, Missouri. In the late '80s she began designing for Ashton Drake Galleries and the Ultimate Collection, a company which sold molds to doll makers. In 1991 she and her husband, Randall, started their own mold company, "Expressions". This family enterprise has kept her very busy and she finds it difficult to make time for doing artist dolls.
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Bio
Due to her passion for creating artist dolls, she manages to do a few each year. She is also very involved in the educational aspects of doll making. She has made instructional videos and taught seminars around the world in sculpting and painting dolls.

Dianna and Randall have 3 grown children, Ivan, Lela and Sara. They have 6 granddchildren. They live and have their business in Jamestown, Missouri. Dianna is also a member of the National Institute of American Doll Artists.

"As a scuptor, I love to explore the vast topograhy of the face. I'm always amazed how those hills and valleys, when viewed from afar, convey such meaning. I've always been fascinated with faces-with how they reflect the inner life. As a mother and grandmother of six, I am particulaly fascinated with children's faces, with their honest display of emotion. Of course I enjoy all aspects of doll making, but the face is my main focus. I've worked primarily in porcelain. Over the years I've developed a technique for painting realistic eyes. I never use set-in eyes for my porcelain artist dolls because I prefer the control over the expression that I have with china paint. The expression is my obsession."