By Rebeca Person
Editor Miriam Raftery contributed to this report
November 22, 2019 (Jacumba Hot Springs) -- Local Jacumba artists exhibited their works in a Pop-Up Show October 5th launching Jacumba’s first ever Festival of Sunflowers at Gilliam Gallery in downtown Jacumba Hot Springs.
Linda Churchill, muralist and mosaic artist, revealed new mosaics and oil paintings of Jacumba’s scenic beauty.
Now the community plans to make this event an annual tradition.
Here are some fun facts about sunflowers: The beautiful blooms are native to the Americas. A single sunflower can produce up to 2,000 seeds, feeding birds and wildlife. Some varieties can grow up to 30 feet tall! Sunflowers, as the name implies, turn to face the sun.
