Charlie has won First Place and Best of Show for his piece, "The Shining Star" This piece won the 2005 Virginia Jewelers Association 1st place and Best of Show awards, and this show piece will represent the state of Virginia in a national jewelery competition in January 2006.
The 2004 Virginia Jewelers Association 1st place - Best of Show award winner, and this show piece, just as last years piece entered, represented the state of Virginia in a national jewelery competition. This piece won the 2005 National Jewelers of America Association award for Best of Show. That is an award that only piece of jewelry out of the entire country can win.