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At it's essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Libertyville
Illinois
Process
Art
Alchemical
Alchemy
Transformation
Essence
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