What better way to spend a weekend afternoon than at the Park Avenue Armory in NYC, visiting the jewelry at TEFAF NYC. Gem X NYC gathered to roam among halls of fresh spring flowers and champagne oyster bars. It led to the whimsical artist jewels Didier, poetic harmony bangles Hemmerle, mystical insect wing earrings Otto Jakob and the bold colorful Sabba jewels FD Gallery – an afternoon gloriously spent – thanks to TEFAF and Mark Rosen. Gem X members were also treated to meet with Dickson Yewn, who took time out of his NY schedule to share some of his creations with us. A scholar in the field of artist jewels and inspired by the history of ancient China, Yewn creates wearable works of art with the sophisticated craftsmanship of the twenty-first century.  From cloisonné enamel, to lattice work, to paper cutting and snuff bottles, Dickson finds inspiration in traditional arts that he infused into his beautiful, symbolic jewels. Later in the month we visited goldsmith and designer, Anthony Lent. Known for his celestial jewelry, most notably his moon-face, Lent creates pieces using full scale sculpted models that can be traced using machine die casts and replicable at any scale, a rare process among contemporary jewelers.