They’ve changed the rules: Saatchi Showdown
I enterted the Saatchi Online collage showdown last month. It’s a great opportunity to showcase your work and even get a chance to show...
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Ray Monde
Feb 14, 2012
Sometimes, when you need it most, something magical happens
I woke up this morning and pulled the sheet over my head. The dog had been barking all night at wombats. My first solo exhibition space...
Ray Monde
Feb 9, 2012
Congratulations to Kelly Susan; Collage Showdown winner
I’m really happy that Kelly Susan won the Saatchi Online Collage Showdown. I was concerned when I was looking at the entries that there...
Ray Monde
Feb 6, 2012
Married in the car my sister was murdered in
As you know, I’ve been working on this series of collages about the death of Azaria Chamberlain at Uluru in 1980. This car collage is the...
Ray Monde
Jan 31, 2012
The sacrifices artists need to make
Like many artists, I need to do other things to support myself. Before committing myself to collage, I used to work in advertising, most...
Ray Monde
Jan 30, 2012
A strange thing happened to me today
Today, the latest edition of GQ Australia arrived in the post. That’s not the strange thing. I don’t remember subscribing but that’s not...
Ray Monde
Jan 26, 2012
Collage: Matinee release
This collage is very different in style to my other collages so far, I’m trying to use the way I tear and cut the paper to create...
Ray Monde
Jan 23, 2012
Collage Showdown finalists announced
It’s really exciting to see the Top 300 artworks selected for the Saatchi Online collage showdown. I am disappointed that my work didn’t...
Ray Monde
Jan 16, 2012
The onerous weight of a blank canvas
Back home after a mixed media course in Sydney and I feel the spectre of the blank canvas goading me. Just checked my schedule and I need...
Ray Monde
Jan 10, 2012
Day 2: Mixed Media course at National Arts School
Today was criminal and frustrating. Trying and learning new techniques made me feel like I was in kindergarten again but the results...
Ray Monde
Jan 9, 2012
Day 1 Mixed Media course
Taking a break from the Dingo Ate My Baby collage series to brush up on some techniques and learn new ones at the National Arts School...
Ray Monde
Jan 5, 2012
Sacrifice in the wilderness
This is where I generally have a little bit of a crisis in my collage art. I have the beginnings of the background and have carefully...
See The River, the latest series by Ray Monde exploring the awesome beauty of the Shoalhaven River.
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