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Hello to doll lovers everywhere...

Last time I wrote was the end of January when I had just poured about 25 new heads... I was so enthusiastic I pushed myself very hard. Porcelain work is very hard physically, and I seriously over did it.

The result was serious damage to the soft tissue and tendons in my right hand, arm and shoulder. I have been trying so hard to rest and recover with very little success. Now going into the fourth week of April I have to say I am discouraged and concerned about my ability to keep on with this work in the way I have for these past twenty-one years...

I am experiencing a very swollen hand and have been putting ice-pacs on every day since early February, my Doctor has given me strong anti-inflammatory medications with absolutely no result. Massage therapy has not helped.

Not the kind of person to sit still for very long, in spite of trying to rest, I have kept on working at least on the dressing up of the dolls with the most recent heads, and enduring the pain...

I have done no painting since February, but have quite a few partly painted pieces that I am hoping to finish this year.... Needless to say, many of the projects I have written about in my last newsletter have had to be put "on hold". I desperately want to get another pouring done but don't know if I will be able to handle the heavy molds. In any case, in one way or another I will keep creating as long as I am able to.

Thank you to everyone who has continued to support me in this work...

Emily Hart