Julie BourneJulie Bourne is a Deaf illustrator and owner of her design services firm, Flowbird Design Solutions. With a master's degree in project management from George Washington University, Bourne has worked in the finance and education fields for overtwenty years and taught photography, graphic design, and computer science to Deaf students. She lives in Maryland with four most lovely and lively children (one of them ten pounds and furry) and wonderfully supportive husband.