Joanne Case is an artist, writer, and environmental social worker. Much of her childhood was spent sitting around the kitchen table with her three sisters, drawing and writing stories.
Joanne studied art in school, wanting to become an art therapist, but was encouraged to become a social worker. She attended Smith College School for Social Work and spent 40 years working with children and adults, utilizing the creative arts to help clients express their feelings and find meaning in life.
She first met Frederick Franck, renowned author and artist, through his writings and then at an Omega workshop. She later began an apprenticeship with him, assisting him at conference centers and at his home retreat, Pacem in Terris, in Warwick, New York.
Writing has also followed her through life, and Joanne keeps a steady journaling practice, especially in nature, where she enjoys writing and drawing in her kayak.
She and her husband Marshal live in rural Vermont and “farm for wildlife” through their environmental nonprofit, Trust for Wildlife.