b. storm originally hails from wisconsin and found his niche in sunny southern california as a sign language interpreter. he has thus far produced several video interpretations of blah blah blah blah blah... (don't you hate when people write bios in the third person, even though you know darn well they're typing it themselves? hehe - sit yourself down and allow me to speak frankly.... ) i'm 26 years old; a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Interpreter Training Program. by day, i work in the san diego area interpreting college courses and some community appointments. by night... i usually have some random art project laying around that's in a seemingly perpetual state of 'in progress', which is usually good motivation to get me outta bed in the morning. the most popular question i get, by a long shot, are people asking me if i am a CODA (child of a deaf adult) and i'm always a little surprised when some people are disappointed to find out that i'm not. ASL is not my native language. though mom doesn't understand a lick of sign language, she's by far my biggest fan and has always supported all my crazy ideas... even the bad ones. i fell in love with deaf friends and the language itself while working as a glorified secretary once upon a time. my deaf friends and the d/hh community at large have taught me everything i know, and to them i am eternally grateful. i have been most privileged to study with some tremendous icons and role models. i feel strongly, and will passionately advocate for total accessibility for ALL, along with the details that follow. but when it comes down to it, i'm just having a lot of [fun] making these things. i've managed to find something in which i can combine my work and my art. thats symbiosis at its finest folks! p.s... i'm too lazy to bother with capital letters, i don't like wearing socks and shoes, i drink too much coffee, sometimes i forget to excuse myself when i burp, i refuse to fold my hand towels, i think pajamas are the greatest thing since sliced bread and my 2nd toes are longer than my big toes (what does that mean anyway??). bjorn