Hello, everyone! A few days ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the International Doll Convention 2026, supported by the Doll Artisan Guild. This year’s convention theme was “A Walk in the Garden,” and it took place from April 29 through May 2, 2026, at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel in Knoxville. As I promised, I would love to share a detailed story — along with photographs — about this truly fascinating event, especially since this was my very first time attend

Greetings to everyone :) Most of you know that I create and paint porcelain dolls using molds by Dianna Effner. Dianna Effner specially created these plaster forms, or molds, starting in the late 1980s, so that anyone—whether a professional artist or simply an enthusiast—could try creating her doll in their own way :) Practically all of Dianna Effner’s molds were created in collaboration with the company Expressions. Today we will take a look at the existing molds of her doll