A spring of seals and other details.

{A sneak of weasels and a bed of flowers. Collage, Gracia Haby.}

Thank you one and all for your interest in my recent zine inspired by the oft-whimsical nature of collective nouns. Postal orders for copies of A vagary of impediments and a sneak of weasels have been sent to destinations I myself have yet to visit in person. To Simons Town, South Africa, to Bristol, UK, and to Pittsburgh, USA, I have sent a configuration of natural objects and a catch of fish whilst strings of horses and crowds of onlookers snaked pathway to Prairieville, Helensvale, and Belmont. I very much hope you enjoyed this zine and my fingers remain crossed in hope that the troop of monkeys behaved themselves for such rabble-rousers they can be.

Here, before Elaine, Louise and I resume our regular posting in this space, accompanied by special guests from time to time, is a look at a few more of the collages that feature in this zine.


{A clutter of cats. Collage, Gracia Haby. (Please click to see a little larger.)}


{A spring of seals. Collage, Gracia Haby.}


{A band of men. Collage, Gracia Haby.}


{A cache of jewels and an embarrassment of riches. Collage, Gracia Haby.}


{A colony of auks and a parcel of penguins. Collage, Gracia Haby.}

A vagary of impediments and a sneak of weasels can be purchased through our online store, or, for those in Melbourne, head to Hand Held Gallery and Sticky Institute and pick up a copy in person.

Should you harbour a desire for us to explore a favourite collective noun, now would be the time to sing out. A rope of onions, a streak of tigers, or perhaps a nest of rumours, a disguising of tailors or a leash of greyhounds, we shall consider them all.

Returning soon with a grove of trees and a quiver of arrows.

Until then, my friends, be well.
G

A vagary of impediments & a sneak of weasels.

{A string of horses. Collage, Gracia Haby.}


{A ticktock of clocks. Collage, Gracia Haby.}

Revealed from under cloak at Sunday’s zine fair (as part of this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival), four new zines by Louise and me. One, in particular, might be of interest to those of you who read A skulk of foxes and a husk of hares for it features collective nouns en masse, huddled together in all their collective glory. A vagary of impediments and a sneak of weasels is a zine, and a long one at that.
At 52 pages in length, it features 24 new collages inspired by my ongoing fascination with a count noun that denotes a group of individuals. An anthology of stories, a Durante of toucans, a diligence of messengers, a configuration of natural objects and a troop of monkeys, these and similar all feature in a zine that lists 140 favourites.

{An anthology of stories. Collage, Gracia Haby.}

{A department of deer and a gang of elk. Collage, Gracia Haby.}
You can lay claim to a copy of this zine here. The first five orders will receive a copy of Louise's charming new zine Tweak, Tweaked, Tweet.
(Glean more here and here.)
Alternatively, you can pop into either Sticky or Hand Held Gallery (for those who live in Melbourne) and pick up a copy in person.