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The mythologies that have moved Joy BC to tears

Blood, sweat and tears go into Joy Bonfield-Colombara’s jewellery — literally. “Sometimes I nip the edges of my hands [and] I get blood on the pieces because it’s a very physical labour of love,” says the Italian-British goldsmith, known as Joy BC. “Tears, both of joy and exhaustion, and relief and pleasure, and sweat because of the physical labour.”

She has chosen the saying as the title for an 18-carat yellow gold ring, her first self-referential piece. It features part of a face, the chin of which bears the scar on her own, and an unheated natural Mozambique ruby tear. The jewel is one of six new works among the more than 20 pieces that form the artist’s first UK solo exhibition, Between Ruin and Root, at Elisabetta...

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Joy BC’s First Solo Show In London: Tears, Seeds And Greek Goddesses After major shows in New York and Hong Kong, Between Ruin and Root, a retrospective of the work of jewelry artist Joy Bonfield-Colombara (Joy BC) opens this evening, at Elisabetta Cipriaini Gallery in London. More than 20 works will be on a show, including six new pieces commissioned for the exhibition to reflect the Italian-British goldsmith’s exploration of mythology, materiality and transformation during the first ten years of her career. By

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Joy BC – Blood, Sweat and Tears

Joy Bonfield-Colombara is a storyteller and an old soul. Her jewellery is talismanic, commemorative, celebratory, contemplative and emotional. In faces, eyes and ears, Joy finds the affinities that exist between ancient stories and contemporary life.

Written by Sophie Morris

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JOY BC: BETWEEN RUIN & ROOT I OPENING 29 SEPTEMBER 6-8 PM (30 SEPTEMBER- 10 November 2026)

  Joy BC: Between Ruin and Root 29 September – 10 November 2026 Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is delighted to present Between Ruin and Root, the first solo exhibition at the gallery by London-born Italian British artist and goldsmith Joy BC. On view from 29 September to 10 November 2026, the exhibition brings together more than twenty works spanning the artist's evolving practice, including six new works created exclusively for the exhibition. Opening with a Private View on Tuesday 29 September at 6 pm, the exhibition...