An Apothecary Dreams

Support

Photograph of an illustration of a damask rose mounted on cardboard; strips of cardstock with stamped, pointing hands lay over the rose.

Botanical art from John Gerard’s The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes (1633) mounted on cardboard, with handstamped manicules (pointing hands) ready for cutting.

Become a Sponsor

Directly support Katherine’s work and the installation by becoming a sponsor and donating through this Venmo link:

@katherine-crighton

In the memo area, include your sponsorship level:

  • Paper – $20
    Limited to 15! Includes a complimentary ticket and behind-the-scenes photo gallery
  • Wood – $30
    Limited to 10! All of the above and credit/byline as a sponsor on this site and in accompanying materials
  • Spice – $40
    Limited to 5! All of the above and a set of Apothecary Pocket Guide zines written by Katherine, based on their work
  • Precious Gem – $50+
    Limited to 3 now 2! All of the above and a special merch collection handmade/developed by Katherine for An Apothecary Dreams only.

Katherine will then message you directly to get your information and coordinate further. Interested in becoming a sponsor some way other than Venmo? Contact Katherine to discuss other options.

Send Supplies

An Amazon gift list for remaining (or stretch goal!) items needed for the installation can be found here:

Capstone

Katherine also has a gift list for general tools and supplies for their research and experiments, which can be found here:

Apothecary

Supporters of the apothecary work should include how they’d like to be acknowledged in Katherine’s research; supporters of the installation should include how they’d like to be acknowledged on this site and in accompanying materials, as well as contacting Katherine separately to receive complimentary tickets to the installation.

Donate/Lend

Local to the Worcester, Massachusetts area? Interested in lending or donating items for display? We’re currently looking for:

  • homemade preserves and honeys
  • herb and spice cabinets (in the Three Mountaineers style with seasoning guides)
  • live or fresh aromatic flowers/plants, including damask or old-fashioned roses, jasmine, calamus, rosemary, thyme, and bay laurel
  • old digital players or storage with aux-out
  • 30-40 gallon plastic storage bins/totes for load-in/load-out

Supporters will receive complimentary tickets to the installation and a credit/byline of their choice; contact Katherine to discuss further!

Visit the list of Sponsors and Supporters!

Photograph of many strips of paper stamped with pointing hands, the strips overlaying one another.

Handstamped manicules from the IM Fell font family, digitized by Igino Marini based on a 17th century typeface. Hiding under them and to the left, a mounted illustration of a damask rose.

Photograph of a large glass jar filled with folded papers with old-fashioned type on them. A red lanyard is looped around the mouth of the jar, and a pen is connected to the lanyard at the end.

The results of a playtest of the “time capsule” mechanic conducted in July at Readercon 34 in Burlington, MA.

Photograph of newsprint paper covered in an enlarged, partial antique book page. A heavy duty black marker is angled on top of it.

A partial page from Moyse Charas’s The Royal Pharmacopœea (1678).

Photograph of a small saucepan on an induction hotplate filled with a glutinous white substance.

Making wheat paste as glue.

Photograph of several small bunches of dried lavender, tied with twine, hanging on a cream-colored wall.

Hanging dried lavender hand-harvested at Foxtrot Farm.

100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA 01609