Silvermine Cartoonist Mary Anne Case Something happened to Mary Anne Case on Christmas Eve, 1993. Something that would change her life. The New Canaan Advertiser published a cartoon she had drawn— and readers loved it! It was the first faint glimmer of what was to be Mary Ann’s new career as a cartoonist and illustrator. After years spent as an interior designer and commercial space planner, Mary Anne formally changed her career in 1998. She became a fulltime cartoonist and illustrator. In the mid-nineties she drew freelance editorial cartoons for the New Canaan Advertiser, as well as creating mailers, and ads for local businesses. The New York Times, in its “Travel Section,” published an account of her travels in Italy, accompanied by drawings from her sketchbook. More recently, she spent a year as editorial cartoonist for the Hartford Business Journal and, two years ago, “Memory Lane,” a daily panel cartoon, appeared briefly in the Norwalk Hour. These days Mary Anne works on a computer. She feels that this gives her more freedom to save an image at a specific point, make a copy, and then make changes or enhancements without losing the original work. She is also getting into animation (see a sample at the upcoming “Artists in Residence Art Show”). There’s one more goal Mary Anne has set for herself—to have a syndicated comic strip. So keep an eye out for her in the funnies. Silvermine Cartoonist Mary Anne Case