It is with great grief that we have learnt of the passing of Miss. Dianna Effner last Wednesday, October 14th. She left peacefully surrounded by family and friends.
Dianna was truly one of the top talents in doll sculpting and design, and the world is at a loss for her passing. Our chief designer(and owner of RubyRedGalleria), Ruby had had worked with Dianna over many years, and Dianna had truly been a true inspiration for her. During her tenure, Dianna had not only designed some of the best dolls out there, her Little Darling series remain truly a relic in the collectible doll world.
What Ruby remembers most about Dianna is not only her pursuit of perfection, insistence on details, but that every doll sculpted and designed reflects Dianna’s passion and inner heart. There were many occasions that Ruby had a conversation with her, just to find that in a few weeks later, the new doll reflected on what Dianna was feeling at that moment. For instance, her love of her granddaughter, the expression of the little girl inside her. Through the dolls, it was as if we understood how she was thinking.
And we can still see the qualities and thoughts that go through Dianna’s mind even now. She was a strong advocate for family values, for expression of oneself (especially girls), for kindness and compassion, and we can still see these values within the serene, cute but elegant faces of Dianna Effner’s creation.
It was an honor for us to work with Dianna, and the RubyRedFashionFriends would not be as elegant without her help. We would like to do something special for Dianna to commemorate her, we are at the start of a discussion of a project that will launch hopefully soon, and we will announce details hopefully in the next few weeks.
We send our deepest condolences to Dianna’s family; may she rest in peace.
Ruby and RubyRedGalleria Team