Fire #1
(2022)
Carved paper, mixed media on wood panel
12 x 12 in
Ashes series

Fire #1 treats heat as motion.

Energy moves through pressure, not display.

Momentum builds without release.

Change enters before it is named.

Direction remains unknown.

The force has begun.

On this work

Fire #1, sculptural carved paper artwork by Michele Bonds, installed in modern interior
Fire #1, layered and hand-carved paper artwork by Michele Bonds, shown in contemporary interior

Details

Close-up views of the surface