Artists do get sick. We are not machines. Considering the sheer amount of high quality products she turned out, week after week after week, it is no wonder that she faltered in the traces. This treatment of her falls so neatly into their TRUE company values (how to milk everybody for as much money as possible), as opposed to their stated values of providing an excellent and well-rounded work environment. They could have simply given her a leave of absence until she got better, and let her products stand. By kicking her out of a club she helped establish, DAZ has shown once again just how little they regard the creators. Carolly