Mona Lisa - Garage

ML - Welcome to Mona Lisa. A weekly newsletter for artists with timeless quotes, ideas and light bites for curious & wandering minds.

Lite Bites

🔎 When the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, Pablo Picasso was a suspect.

📖 The longest-running periodical in history, The London Gazette, has been published continuously since 1665. Longevity starts with a single issue.

📜 The first known written correspondence dates back to 2400 BCE—an administrative letter carved into a Sumerian clay tablet.

👀 Just because you can’t see the results, doesn’t mean they are not accumulating.

Mona’s notes

This week I realised that garages are where the magic happens. Amazon began life as a garage full of books, Apple started in Steve Jobs’ parents' garage, where he and Steve Wozniak built their first computers and Disney began in a garage, where Walt and Roy Disney started sketching their first animations. I love a good origin story, because every big idea starts small.

Begin anywhere. 🐌 

The first step doesn’t have to be brilliant, it just has to happen.

Because momentum only shows up for those in motion.

On that note, I am moving garage. After some thought, I’ve decided to bring Mona Lisa to Substack. Starting next week, all future issues will arrive from my new home.

Why the move?
I’ve been receiving your thoughtful emails and would like to make it easier for you to leave a thought or recommendation ❤️ Substack will allow readers to leave comments without having to sign in.

What does this mean for you?
Not much will change. You’ll still receive the same short email and snappy facts once a week on Sunday. If you’re already subscribed, you’ll automatically be added to the new list—you don’t need to lift a finger.

Here’s our new spot: Mona Lisa’s New Home. Feel free to visit, explore & leave your comments

Thank you for sticking with me on this journey.

Love Mona x

“Don't play what's there, play what's not there.” - Miles Davis

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