Earl Kessler kindly spent some time with Junona and me, showing off some interesting beads. He is the owner of the Beyond Taste, a booth at the Traveler's Market.

Here is a picture of Earl, wearing what he called "buddha beads" and a close-up of the beads. It looks like he is getting ready for a stick-up, but I think he was just raising his hands to take off the strand!