“One of the most courageous things we can do right now is disconnect.”

Mary became aware of her kranky thumb in October 2023 when she saw how much scrolling through everyone’s else art on Instagram affected her ability to make art.

Since then she’s been trying to gain the courage to put her phone down more and pick up the tools that make heart, her hands, and her kranky thumb happy. But the struggle has been real. So, in 2025 Mary reached out to some wise friends, who became the Krankiest Leadership Team and together they formed the Kranky Thumb Collective.

Today, Mary is focused on encouraging others to make their thumbs happy by putting down their electronic devices and rediscovering themselves and others through collective acts of making marks for good.

Mary has a MFA degree in Motion Media Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design, a Master’s in Divinity, and a Master Certificate in Comics from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Her art integrates her passions for patterns and forms in nature, reuse/repurposing, and the Spirit.

To learn more about Mary’s art visit: maryandreolli.com