Jewelry maker opens The Bead Gallery in North Village Arts District

Sunday, July 11, 2010 | 4:38 p.m. CDT

COLUMBIA — Black lava stone, translucent green peridot and smooth, pale pink squares of spicy jasper rest in estate-sale glasses atop vintage dressers. The 600-square-foot store is filled with beads, some of which even hang from a chain along a staircase to the apartment above. But it’s only half of owner Jessica Otterbacher's collection.

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