# Portals of Place Mail Art Club vs The Earthbeat Report

> Side-by-side comparison of two snail mail subscription clubs.

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## Quick Comparison

| Feature | Portals of Place Mail Art Club | The Earthbeat Report |
|---------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
| **Price** | $22\.22 | $8\.00 |
| **Frequency** | Every other full moon | Monthly |
| **Ships** | US only | Worldwide |
| **Rating** | N/A | N/A |

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## Portals of Place Mail Art Club
*alchemizing climate dread into love letters to earth*

![Portals of Place Mail Art Club](https://storage.googleapis.com/letter-clubs.firebasestorage.app/submissions/1792470122952-cs3r459m42_0bcd3a02.jpg)

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **Price** | $22\.22 |
| **Frequency** | Every other full moon |
| **Ships** | US only |
| **Country** | US |

Each portal is dedicated to a different landscape that I have personally sat with a watercolor painted in one sitting, on location. I then risograph print each painting, write a love letter to the land or speculative futures short story, research the waterways, plants, animals, and invite the indigenous peoples of that land to write a land acknowledgment and send that 'portal of place' to your doorstep. A full moon reminder to feel curiosity and reverence towards this strange and beautiful planet we are on. 

Each portal is dedicated to a different place that I have personally sat with and painted, on location, in one sitting.

I started plein air painting as a meditative practice. A moment to quiet my anxious mind, to sit still with the land and deeply observe the textures of bark and leaves, how the colors change in the light.

I started painting watercolor cards in high school. I’d approach my teachers and classmates with a punny set of designs and take custom orders before holidays.

There’s something so special about my art being the vehicle for messages of love - to a crush or lover on valentine’s day, to a grandmother on mother’s day. Those written down words of affirmation can be read and experienced over and over again without the giver being present.

And now that we continue to wake up in a world that is changing, melting, and desertifying faster than we know how to make sense of or feel about it, I’m writing love letters and paintings to earth and sending them to mailboxes, as a portals of place ~ a full moon ritual to create moments of remembrance and curiosity.

**Tags:** `nature`, `USA (for now!)`

**[Visit Portals of Place Mail Art Club](https://juliasolano.com/?utm_source=letterclubs&utm_medium=directory&utm_campaign=evergreen)**
[Read reviews](https://letterclubs.com/club/portals-of-place-mail-art-club-fji0gne7/reviews)

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## The Earthbeat Report
*Happenings & ponderings on nature & humans\. Positive stuff only\!*

![The Earthbeat Report](https://storage.googleapis.com/letter-clubs.firebasestorage.app/submissions/1794079896314-ynv44tgrg6o_300b831f.jpg)

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **Price** | $8\.00 |
| **Frequency** | Monthly |
| **Ships** | Worldwide |
| **Country** | US |

A cozy missive of wonder and beauty, observations, thoughts and ponderings on nature and humans. Hand-drawn not digital. Real, a bit rustic, and human... from my hands and heart to yours. Each month you’ll get a letter, writings, and lots of art including a mini art print and other surprises... which I try to keep to the useful sort such as postcards or bookmarks. But NO PLASTIC... so, no stickers!

A cozy missive of wonder and beauty, observations, thoughts and ponderings on nature and humans… created the old fashioned way with pens, colored pencils and paints, and occasional photos. It is not digital art. I rarely use Photoshop and I do not draw on a tablet or use any other digital tools.
Earthbeat is real, a bit rustic, and human... from my hands and heart to yours.

Each month you'll get a letter, writings (sometimes even poems), and lots of art including a monthly mini art print and other surprises... which I try to keep to the useful sort such as postcards or bookmarks. But NO PLASTIC... so, no stickers!

I love making art that people can hold in their hands, connecting with others, and sharing positivity. There are always uplifting things to be found, even when times are rough. 

What subscribers are saying:
"I am blown away. It's like an envelope of fairy dust...graceful, magical, comforting."
"I am really enjoying your October report on my fridge."
"Earthbeat arrived today and I LOVE it...  A perfect miniportrait of October which is my favorite month of the year.  I cannot wait to share this edition with my daughter... Can you tell I am so excited by my little missive?"
"I got your Earthbeat Report and it is SO GOOD!! I would love to subscribe to get one every month 🙂 The whole zine is such a treasure but I especially loved the wildflowers page. It was such a great treat to get in the mail." 

**Tags:** `nature`, `Worldwide`

**[Visit The Earthbeat Report](https://earthbeatnatureart.blogspot.com/p/the-earthbeat-report.html)**
[Read reviews](https://letterclubs.com/club/the-earthbeat-report-yh4SAhWY/reviews)