Julie Burch M.A. is a lifelong artist, educator, and writer, and is a member of the Florida West Coast Writers group.  Writing as Juliet Brilee, she is author of the seven book Escape to Valencia Cove series. She loves dogs and birds, and weaves nature trivia into her stories.

Although Julie started out teaching high school math and health education, she’s always loved to write and make art. Her art has been sold through galleries and won awards. She’s taught art to people of all ages, in a variety of public and private venues, for over twenty-five years. Currently Julie teaches Zentangle® Meditative drawing, Mindfulness meditation, and Creative Writing through Suncoast Technical College. In the past she’s taught pastel painting, acrylic and mixed media painting, watercolors, drawing and ceramics. Julie is the author and illustrator of the Florida Wildlife Coloring book, published through Pineapple Press, with information about forty-two Florida animals and pictures to color. All of Julie’s books are available from Amazon and the coloring books can also be found in art supply stores and bookstores.

One of Julie’s favorite activities is to play around with the design app Canva. At our March meeting she’ll share what she’s learned about this intuitive and fun app and guide you through making your own memes and advertisements for your books, business, and pleasure.