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Bonjour Louisiane!

10/31/2014

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We crossed the state line into Louisiana and Holly swore she could hear the parades waiting for us in New Orleans. It is both exciting and sad to be so close to our destination. But there is still much bike riding to do, and even more art to be made. Stay tuned for announcements of events throughout New Orleans, especially the art exhibit; if you live in NOLA, don't be surprised if we show up at your doorstep with art supplies sometime in the next two weeks.
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Arriving at Baton Rouge General Hospital to offer art making in the lobby. Thanks to art therapist Tiffanie Brumfield for setting everything up for us. Plus, we got to ride our bikes right into the hospital.
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The beautiful set-up of Perry's respite for cyclists near Jackson, LA. We had a wonderful, relaxing, and refreshing stay with her after riding a torturous 80 miles from Natchez. We were spoiled by her amazing meals. (black rice! beans and quinoa! salads!)
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Holly makes art with three awesome adventurers from Quebec. They are riding with their parents across the globe! Really! We finally caught up with them in Mississippi after hearing tales of them throughout the Delta and Mid-South. Check out their website: www.10piedssurterre.org
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Another form of artmaking: Holly writes a message to one of the little French-Canadien girls on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
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Making art in the Delta

10/22/2014

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Riding through the flat, cotton-filled landscape of the Mississippi Delta, sometimes we don't see people for hours at a time. However, when we do get to a town, the people we meet are so incredibly friendly and helpful. So, here are several photos of people making art, followed by a few photos of the kind souls who saved us and made our trip possible.
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This is Deak drawing with us at his harmonica store in Clarksdale. He also made our day by playing a few blues songs.
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We found these wonderful women at The Attic gallery in Vicksburg. Lesley Silver has an awesome gallery and was extremely excited about our project. She was once quoted, "you need art to breathe." We love her!
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We met Judy while making art in the Horn Lake library. It was starting to storm and she invited us to stay with her family. Dick and Annie spent some time making art with us as well. They saved us from a stormy, wet night in the tent.
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We met Dave and Cindy at a campground in Clarksdale, and they are from Iowa. The showers and bathrooms were broken, but they offered us the use of their facilities in their camper! They also took us out to hear music, gave us coffee in the morning, and convinced us to stay an extra day in Clarksdale.
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Pat Thomas (blues musician, artist, and all around great guy) was super excited to draw with us. We made a special trip to the Blues Museum in Leland to meet him.
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We made art with the entire bar at The Wine House in Vicksburg. If you look closely, you will see the mayor and G.C. Cameron of "The Spinners" and "The Temptations." That's right, we make art with the big dogs.
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String Bean and Carol let us stay with them in Rosedale. They wanted to make sure we had "a roof over our heads, our butts were clean, and we were 100 percent satisfied."
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Holly sets up the art supplies for anyone interested at the Hot Tamale Festival in Greenville. Little did she know that she would soon be surrounded by dozens of kids eager to make art with her!
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Cool people in Memphis

10/10/2014

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We made it to Memphis, and the amount of cool people we met exploded! Lots of musicians and artists and all-around friendly types, and we had an interesting and exciting trip.
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We met Sue in a bathroom, and ended up staying two nights in her house! She was a great hostess, and we had a wonderful time making art and laughing with her and her sister Joyce. We were so happy to have met her and her family, especially after the freezing cold campground the previous night.
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Holly and Michael, otherwise known as baggypantsrich. He's on tour like us, and he's often lost like us. We got along well.
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Laura and Angus are from England and they stayed at the hostel with us. They are on their honeymoon!
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This is Kyle: musician, artist, lover of all things Disney and Frozen. He is standing here contemplating whether to join us on our bike trip.
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People making art with us at Java Cabana coffee shop.
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More artmaking at Java Cabana. Erica sings rock songs about rocks, and Kaitlynne draws beautiful dogs.
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Out of Illinois

10/2/2014

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Illinois has been fun, but it's time to see what art looks like in other states. We had a few brief but enjoyable interludes in Missouri, and then yesterday we crossed into Kentucky via a police escort across the bridge from Cairo, Illinois. This end of Kentucky is short, so we will soon be entering Tennessee and then Mississippi. If anybody knows anyone who lives along the river in those states, send us an email so we can meet up and make some art with them!
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Bert finds a unexpected taste of NOLA in Columbia, Illinois.
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From left, Kyle, Bert, Dexter, and Holly pose in the Grove, St. Louis. All are artists, but only one has a studio full of paintings and an awesome wife named Gwen (hint: it's Dexter).
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An impromptu dinner party in St. Louis.
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The outline of Holly plays with the outline of her new 6-year old friend Jonathan, in a park in St. Louis.
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The Art Therapy Pedalers surrounded by a pile of art therapy students and professors in Edwardsville, Illinois, at Southern Illinois University.
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Happy artists in a park in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Henryk won the Best in Show award at the art event later that evening. We called it good karma after he spent the afternoon making art with us.
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Popeye, the patron saint of Chester, Illinois. Our good samaritans in Chester were Debbie and Jesse, who gave us a tour of the town and pointed our way to the Chester Eagles where we stayed for the night. Hurray!
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Hello, Kentucky, and your gorgeous state parks!
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Ferguson

10/2/2014

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While in St. Louis, we visited Ferguson to see an ongoing art therapy project taking place there. We attended a vibrant and active farmer's market, stopped by the opening of a new community center, and witnessed a vocal and strong protest during our short visit. Clearly, many-sided issues are still very charged, and we heard several opinions about what is happening in this neighborhood. The media tends to show a negative portrait of this town, but we spoke with many kind and concerned people who live there.
If you would like more information about the art therapy project called Ribbons of Hope, and learn how you can participate, click on this link: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?page=view&resid=80E7324D44AE78A0!175&authkey=!AM85pXaYN9fpdFQ
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A protester stands with a sign at the farmer's market.
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Some of the completed Ribbons of Hope that were ready to be strung along fences in the neighborhood.
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    Holly M. Wherry ATR-BC, LPC
    Robert Caswell ATR-BC, LPC

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