The artist, Gretchen Baer, sent me this great article about her latest project on the border wall. It appears the border guards get a kick out of the Hillcar.
Artists brighten up U.S.-Mexico border fence
A team from Arizona spearheads the painting of murals on the southern side of the boundary, in a colorful gesture of fellowship.
By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles TimesDecember 23, 2012
BISBEE, Ariz. — They can't tear it down, so they decided to do the next best thing. They painted it.
For nearly a year, a contingent of artists from southeastern Arizona has joined forces with Mexican children to paint portions of the 650 miles of border fence separating the United States and Mexico.
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Monday was Baer's fourth painting trip to Naco. She's famous in Bisbee for her 1989 Toyota that serves as an artistic shrine to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Baer's a fan, she explained, as she pulled up to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Naco, Ariz.
A U.S. customs agent eyed the decked-out ride. Splashes of yellow and sky blue drape the sedan. Glued-on seashells and rhinestone-like gems frame a stylized portrait of Clinton's face on the hood.
"What are you going to do on the other side?" the agent asked.
"We're working on a painting project," she replied.
"On your car?" the agent asked.
"No," Baer said, chuckling slightly. The agent waved her through.
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