On a quiet street near Bayou Teche in New Iberia, where live oaks cast long shadows, Becky and Wyatt Collins’ yard gives away their secret.

A gigantic wire rabbit sits on a bench reading a book. A two-dimensional redheaded girl pedals a giant metal tricycle. A Statue of Liberty holds her arm high and in welcome outside a front window.

One step inside the front door, and visitors see it’s no ordinary home — every wall, shelf, table and corner tells a story in color, clay, tin foil or even less expected media.

This New Iberia couple doesn’t just collect art. They live in it — and with it.

“Some people live with pool tables or big TVs," said Becky Collins. "We just live with folk art."

More than 2,000 pieces of it, in fact.

Art is stacked floor to ceiling, spilling into every corner.

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