Close-up detail of Homage 1, a layered and hand-carved paper artwork by Michele Bonds

Sculptural works built with depth, tension, and light.
Made by hand in Jersey City.

The work lives in layers. Carved, cut, and built from paper until the surface holds its own gravity.

“Michele Bonds affixes sheet after sheet of colored paper to her panels and then turns the razor on them. Her work feels topographical, near geological, carved through sweat and effort, busy with crags and pleasantly uneven bits that could only have come from a human hand bearing a dangerous object.”

Tris McCall, NJArts.net

New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Artist Fellowship Finalist Award, 2026

Michele Bonds carving a layered paper artwork in her studio

I create sculptural works in carved and layered paper that explore transformation, structure, and pressure.

The discipline behind the work is informed by a background in leadership and systems thinking.

Current and Upcoming Contexts

14C Gallery, February 19 - April 2

The Superfair New York, April 24 - 26