Mailed monthly · away from screens

Message from
Universe Mail Club.

Once a month, a handwritten letter arrives at your door — sealed with wax, alongside an A5 print of my painting. A small ritual to slow you down.

A wax-sealed letter and an A5 print from the Universe Mail Club

What arrives at your door

Slow mail,
the way it used to feel.

01 · The message

— Han

A letter, with the month's message inside.

Each month I write you one — whatever I've been sitting with in the studio. A small noticing, a quiet idea, an invitation to pause. Read it slowly. There's nothing else you need to do with it.

02 · The print

A5 · Han

An A5 print of my painting.

Tucked in beside the letter, a print of one of my paintings — sized to sit on a shelf, a desk, or a windowsill. A little piece of the studio to keep, long after you've read the message.

03 · The arrival

H

Sealed with wax. Addressed by hand.

A real envelope in real ink, with your name written on the front. The opening of it is the first ritual — a small pause before the rest of your day begins.

Receivers

What people say after the first envelope.

It arrived on a Tuesday morning and made the whole week softer. I've kept every letter since.

AK

Ankita

Product designer

Han's letters feel like a friend remembering you. The message is the gift.

MO

Morgan

Receiver since 2025

I have a small stack of these now. Each one captures the month it arrived in better than I could have.

TR

Trey

Receiver

Opening one has become a ritual. I read it once over coffee, then leave it on my desk for the week.

PR

Priya

Writer

Best $6 a month I spend. It's the only mail I actually look forward to.

SA

Sam

Receiver

Who I am

Hey, I'm Han.

I'm an artist working at the intersection of painting and spirituality. For a long time I was looking for a way to deliver the small contemplations I sit with — quietly, without the noise of a screen.

The Message from Universe Mail Club is what came of it. From a small studio (and sometimes, from the mighty Himalayas), I send you an A5 print of my art and an insight from that month that may relate to your own journey.

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Portrait of Bao Han

Questions

Frequently asked

In India it's ₹399/month or ₹3,999/year. Elsewhere it's $8/month or $80/year — two months free on the yearly plan. Shipping anywhere in the world is included.

Mails go out in the first week of every month. If you sign up mid-month, your first one ships at the start of the next month.

Always at least two things: the month's message in a wax-sealed letter, and an A5 print of one of my paintings — all inside a hand-addressed envelope with your name on the front.

Yes — anywhere a regular envelope can travel. Shipping is included in both plans.

Yes — no minimum. Cancel the monthly plan whenever you like; the yearly plan is non-refundable but lets you keep receiving through the year.

Yes — email me at artbythepassenger@gmail.com with the recipient's address, and I'll send a small note with the first issue saying who it's from.

Membership

One small ritual,
two ways to join.