‘Jumpstart D.C.’ features prints that come close to rivaling paint

Prints and etchings can’t rival the richness of paintings, but they come pretty close in “Jumpstart D.C.,” Christine Neptune’s first exhibition in her new space in Georgetown . Regard, for example, Philip Taaffe’s “Lunapark,” a screenprint that works bird and plant forms into something that resembles psychedelic wallpaper. The colors in this nearly six-foot-high print, one of an edition of 75 ...

Powell Middle School teacher steps back in time, starts sewing club

By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, January 18, 2012 BROOKSVILLE After home economics classes ended several years ago, 24 sewing machines were left in storage at Powell Middle School. Pillow covers were no longer being made; fabric bags were not being sewn. Last summer, eighth-grade math teacher Kathy Turnbull rediscovered her love of sewing, and it occurred to her that she ...