My first Father in Law was Bill Paine...Born I think in San Diego County and lived and graduated from El Centro Highschool in 1928 their first graduating Class. His Paine Family arrived by Panama crossing from Augusta Maine to San Diego in about 1845. His Family was bringing cattle down Cottonwood Canyon and through Borrego Valley in those early days. His Dad Walter Paine accompanied Herbert Hoover to select the site for the new Hoover Dam.
Alta DuVall’s life was rooted in education, exploration, and service—values that shaped not just her family, but the desert community she called home.
From welded sculptures to painted signs, creativity here takes many forms.
Meet the artists, makers, and visionaries shaping Borrego one piece at a time.