A Quote by Julia Cameron

Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse. . . Remember that in order to recover as an artist, you must be willing to be a bad artist. Give yourself permission to be a beginner. By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
American - Novelist
Born: March 4, 1948

By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one.

Julia Cameron

Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse.

Julia Cameron

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