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The Hidden Gallery

THE EAST WING · BY COURTNEY HIERSCHE ART

The manor’s east wing, after dark. A members-only envelope from the parody side of the house — rescued paintings, uninvited-yet-beloved pop-culture guests, lamplight, gilt, and one gleeful secret a month.

First rule of the Hidden Gallery: absolutely tell everyone.

Nº 015is next through the door. 14 members already inside — numbers go in order of arrival; the prints themselves aren’t numbered or limited, only your spot on the roster is.
JOIN — $8/MO UPGRADE — $14/MO
Courtney's hands holding a sealed Hidden Gallery envelope — orange, printed with empty picture frames — over the month's print
Inside the Hidden Gallery envelope: the Pottsfield Harvest Festival print and signed cards on marble, the bookmark tucked into an open book, and the roll of seal stickers
The actual envelope, on the actual desk. Nothing in this photo is a mockup.

✦  WHAT SLIPS THROUGH THE MAIL SLOT  ✦

Every month, an envelope. Inside the envelope, a small delight.

To: a fellow Secret Society member

KEEPER OF THE GOOD WALL · SOMEWHERE, USA

Sealed in the east wing. Sniffed once by Potato. Released into the wild on the 20th.

BASIC

the slim envelope

$8/ MONTH

  • One print every month — a 5x7 from the parody walls
  • A letter from the artist — “The Secret Society”
  • Ships the 20th, every month, like clockwork
JOIN BASIC
THE THICK ENVELOPE

UPGRADE

the one that thumps when it lands

$14/ MONTH

  • A signed 5x7 print every month, plus the letter
  • A bookmark + a postcard (pulled from the 52-design vault)
  • Sticker(s). Plural is a mood, not a promise of restraint
JOIN UPGRADE

Postage included · arrives as a stamped letter (no tracking, just anticipation) · US only · cancel or pause anytime via your account — no exit interview, no guilt, no goodbye speech.

✦  HOW THE RITUAL WORKS  ✦

15OF THE MONTH

JOIN BY THE 15TH

The cutoff for that month’s envelope. Miss it and you simply start with next month’s — the door stays open.

✦SEALED & STAMPED

WAX & INTENT

A little ceremony at the work table. The dogs supervise.

20OF THE MONTH

SHIPS THE 20TH

Every month, to your door, postage included. It travels as a stamped letter — no tracking number, just a very good mail day. US only, for now.

✦  THIS MONTH’S ENVELOPE  ✦

Photographed on the desk, not mocked up. As the months stack up, they’ll line the wall here.

The Hidden Gallery print club envelope and contents THE FIRST ENVELOPE
The Hidden Gallery print club envelope and contents INSIDE THE ENVELOPE · Nº 1
The Hidden Gallery print club envelope and contents INSIDE THE ENVELOPE · Nº 2
The Hidden Gallery print club envelope and contents INSIDE THE ENVELOPE · Nº 3

Every envelope is a one-month-only edition of its print. Once a month has shipped, it moves to the Vault — where past envelopes will be offered at a premium, later, once there’s a past to speak of. Meanwhile, wander the full walls →

✦  QUESTIONS AT THE DOOR  ✦

WHEN DOES MY FIRST ENVELOPE SHIP? +
Join by the 15th and that month’s envelope ships on the 20th. Join after the 15th and yours starts the following month — anticipation builds character.
IS THE PRINT BRAND NEW EVERY MONTH? +
One print every month — sometimes fresh off the easel, sometimes a beloved painting from the archive finally getting its 5x7 moment. The Society is a museum and a scene.
DO YOU SHIP OUTSIDE THE US? +
Not yet. The Society is domestic — US addresses only (for now).
CAN I CANCEL OR PAUSE? +
Anytime, right from your account. No exit interview, no guilt trip, no dramatic candle-snuffing ceremony (unless you want one; that part’s BYO candle).
DO YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS? +
No. (This is the running joke and the answer, which makes it a very efficient joke. The paintings choose their own guests. I just hold the brush.)
WHAT’S BEHIND THE OTHER DOOR? +
Sunlight, sparkle, and zero parody — Wander in Whimsy, just across the hall. Same tiers, same dates, completely different weather.
CAN I JOIN BOTH CLUBS? +
Yes, and honestly the hallway loves the traffic. Two envelopes, both on the 20th — see the two wings side by side.
The Hidden Gallery seal

The paintings have been told someone new is coming. Don’t make liars of them.

JOIN THE SOCIETY — $8/MO TAKE THE THICK ENVELOPE — $14/MO
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