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Taking Chicago by storm — one yarn bomb at a timeSheron May 14, 2020 at 3:39 pm
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I bet most people could come up with at least ONE thing they have enjoyed during the stay at home order. Perhaps working in your PJs. Day drinking (I’m not complaining about cracking open a beer on my patio before 5 PM). Not fighting traffic to get to work. For me, I have enjoyed the discovery of new artists and excited to share their talents on this platform.
A woman in the Hello South Loop group shared a photo of the neighborhood asking people what they thought was different. It was essentially a photo of personal bike racks and I noticed each rack had something to keep them a little warmer. The post got many pondering who had been busy decorating the bike racks. Turns out that someone is Valerie Sherman, local crocheter and knitter who wants to take Chicago by storm, one yarn bomb at a time.
Cup holder for the win!
How Valerie got inspired
“My mom taught me how to crochet when I was a kid, and it’s always been a big part of my life. For over 5 years, I taught knitting and crochet to detainees in the Cook County Jail through an organization called Committed Knitters. I’ve always wanted to do a yarn bomb, and when we moved to the South Loop area last August, I saw some trees that had been covered with knitted panels, so I figured this was a neighborhood that would appreciate funky, cozy kind of street art like that. I started with a bike rack in November. I’ve done almost 20 pieces now; it’s a great way to use up scrap yarn and brighten up the neighborhood a bit.”
Trees need to keep warm too
Creativity runs in the family
“I think what first made me think this kind of thing was possible was my dad’s creative side. He was a blue-collar kind of guy but welded these elaborate, weird sculptures all over our house growing up. One time he pulled this rusted part from abandoned farm equipment in the woods behind our house, welded spoons, and forks onto it, and it became a scorpion. When he got inspired, he would feel compelled to keep going until it was done. When he saw that piece of rusted metal, he saw a scorpion. I feel the same way when I see a nice, unadorned bike rack. I’ve just got to keep going.”
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I have always wondered – are crochet and knitting the same? If not, what is the difference between the two?
Common question! Crochet is done with one loop at a time and one short hook. Knitting is done with a bunch of loops on two long, pointed sticks. You can yarn bomb with either one, although I tend to crochet because it’s faster and easier to create free-form shapes.
I find it fascinating that you taught detainees at the Cook County Jail how to crochet and knit. That sounds like a wonderful program. Did you teach women, men, or both? Were they receptive to learn? How did being involved in this program change you as an artist (if at all)?
Right now, Committed Knitters teaches only women in jail and hosts some programs on the “outside.” It is a hugely popular class – there is typically a months-long waiting list. It’s sometimes the only chance of normalcy that these women have each week, and it builds self-esteem and patience. Everyone walks into the class with a difficult past, but the main thing that differentiates those who learn quickly from those who struggle is the strugglers always say, “I can’t do this. You won’t be able to teach me.” You have to turn that mindset around before they can learn because the negativity and fear are so limiting. I felt afraid to yarn bomb for years, but like my jail students, I eventually realized the people who did it weren’t more creative or skilled than me, just braver.
On my travels, I have seen yarn bombs in various cities, mainly on trees and bike racks. It adds color to a neighborhood and appears environmentally friendly. Do yarn artists need a permit to do this?
Not in Chicago, but it depends on the city. It’s a gray area, as the installations are not permanent and aren’t generally damaging to surfaces. I have asked police if they would stop someone installing one, and they all looked at me like I was crazy. I think they have bigger things going on. The whole thing does require a certain amount of zen because some pieces are a lot of work only to be taken down or stolen, and you have to be OK with that or you’ll drive yourself crazy.
I love hearing about families who have a creative side and inspire one another. Did you and your dad ever collaborate?
He and I did collaborate a few times; he helped me achieve an idea I had for random puzzle art. He and my mom also let my sister and I paint murals on our basement walls. Like the jail students, he taught me if you can imagine it, you can make it happen. Dream big, get weird. He passed away in 2012 and his artwork is a real gift to our family.
You mentioned June 11 is Yarn Bombing Day. Are any events underway in Chicago to celebrate this? What types of installations do you have planned?
I haven’t heard of any yet, but so far I’m planning to suggest ways to participate, even if you stay home. I’d love people to make sleeves for bike racks that we can install around town (and in that case, I’d like to find a local business to serve as a drop off point). Here’s the Facebook event I’m working on. Also, I’ve met the woman who put together the other pieces in the area and we’re going to collaborate.
What is the best way for people to contact you if they are interested in your work?
I’m on Instagram pretty frequently: @valerieplz
Who else wants to learn?
I have always wanted to learn to knit and it’s never too late, right? Valerie has influenced my yearning even more. I look forward to the yarn bombing event on June 11 and hope to see Valerie in action.
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Hey, Ms. Mayor, the lakefront belongs to the people.
Her Lordship, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has closed the Chicago lakefront, , the 606 trail and city parks to the public. Cower at home. And if you don’t, you’re evil.
Her order is supposedly based on “science.” But has she not heard that science has concluded that you’re safer from coronavirus in the fresh air outside than in stuffy confines indoors? Here’s one:
Conclusions: All identified outbreaks of three or more cases occurred in an indoor environment, which confirms that sharing indoor space is a major SARS-CoV-2 infection risk.
Someone should ask her highness how she figures she’ll enforce this arbitrary, unscientific command. Fed up Chicagoans eventually won’t pay attention and decide where the hell they can go on their own.
I fear this another example of how Chicago is moving away from its historic commitment to protect and honor its most precious resource, the lakefront. It’s the same with the Obama Presidential Center, that gobbles up acres of Jackson Park to build an ugly monument to the former president’s ego. By the way, oral arguments are scheduled to be heard on May 21 in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a citizens lawsuit against that land grab.
No school until fall?
This threat keeps popping up, warning that if the schools reopen in fall that we are, in essence, child killers.
The costs to children of being out of school continues to mount and arrives in the form of stolen childhoods, depression, increased cases of attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders, more acting out, lost class time and falling behind intellectually and emotionally…should I go on? The science of epidemiology does not include these topics. So where the hell are all those education experts? All they going to let this happen?
Have the Bill of Rights been suspended?
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On the most widely accepted account of civil disobedience, famously defended by John Rawls (1971), civil disobedience is a public, non-violent and conscientious breach of law undertaken with the aim of bringing about a change in laws or government policies. On this account, people who engage in civil disobedience are willing to accept the legal consequences of their actions, as this shows their fidelity to the rule of law. Civil disobedience, given its place at the boundary of fidelity to law, is said to fall between legal protest, on the one hand, and conscientious refusal, revolutionary action, militant protest and organised forcible resistance, on the other hand.
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Most we wait until we find a coronavirus cure before the country reopens?
This was not the purpose of the lockdown. Originally, the shelter-in-place and other lockdown orders were intended to “flatten the curve,” meaning getting control of the spread so that hospitals wouldn’t be overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases. Turns out the extra emergency beds that were established to meet the expected demand lay empty and were being taken down.
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Ten good things while sheltering in placeKerri K. Morrison May 14, 2020 at 5:14 pm
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Ten good things while sheltering in place
Thanks to Donna, who inspired this post.
My neighborhood is friendlier
My neighbors down the block have built a fire pit. From what I gather as I shamelessly eavesdrop, it’s built into the ground. Their two kids, one just graduated from high school and the other a college student, are home with them. Just about every night they build a fire and talk and laugh, emphasis on the laughter. The mom has one of those full throated, deep laughs that make you glad you were around to hear it. The whole neighborhood, always friendly, has been gregarious. People call out to my husband and me as we walk by with our dog. Parents thank us as we step six feet away from their kiddos wobbling wildly on little bikes. I’ve realized how very luck I am to live here.
I’m cooking new things, mostly healthy things
I won’t say that everything I eat is healthy, nor that I’ve reduced the amount that I eat, but I’m not eating much packaged and processed food. We’ve been cooking so much that we have to go on recipe hunts to create variety. I’ve made enchiladas from scratch with the best sauce I’ve had outside of New Mexico. I’ve made vegan pesto, pickled onions, cauliflower tacos, roasted vegetables with a puff pastry top. I’ve baked every piece of bread that we’ve eaten and discovered a wonderful flat bread recipe. The colors and smells and textures have been divine.
“Some Good News” with John Krasinski
Once I discovered Krasinski’s homemade show about good news, I was hooked. He’s funny and he’s well connected. From Malala to Jon Stewart to an amazing number of everyday people, he’s got the best stuff going. I keep the kleenex close because I cry most of the way through it. Like the graduation special, which you can watch here. He has hilarious weather forecasts where a different famous person each time either looks out the window or looks up at the sky and says, “Looks rainy” or “Yeah, it’s sunny.” It warms my heart and reassures me that human beings are worthwhile.
Less work stress
I’m a teacher, and at the beginning of all of this, the stress weighed heavily because I had to take my face-to-face classes and transform them into online courses. One is a first-year class, who struggle with the transition to college, and I was worried the move to online would do them in. But they made the transition. In addition I learned the joy of Zooming with them for conferences. Somehow in the midst of all of this, they’ve found a way to take school seriously and it’s been a pleasure to work with them. Much of my day at school pre-COVID-19 was spent on administrative tasks, meetings and paperwork. But we now only have essential meetings. There’s no commute, no lunch to pack, no worry about getting home in time to walk the dog. I can grade without interruption, and having students to watch over has kept me on track.
Wearing sweats
My grandfather used to say that he’d give me $20 if the next time I saw him I wasn’t wearing tennis shoes, jeans, and my hair in a ponytail. Truth be told, my truest self lives in sweats, walking shoes, and a headband (hair’s too short for a ponytail). I usually dress up for work, tights and dresses and dress shoes, makeup, the whole lot. But not since March. Nope. The dressiest I get is leggings and a comfortable dress to go grocery shopping. In fact, I have fun on grocery shopping day getting “dressed up.” But there’s still no makeup and my hair’s a mess because, well you know why.
The NBA
Thank god for basketball. The NBA has dumped dozens of games onto YouTube. Wanna see Kobe score 60 points? Wanna see the best on-court fights? They’re there. And, on Wednesdays, ESPN shows a double header of a classic game. I usually don’t remember having seen the game before, so it’s exciting to watch. But the crowning glory has been “The Last Dance,” the ten-part special on Michael Jordan. It’s riveting stuff. I practically repeat the entire show verbatim to my husband the next day. I’ll tell you one thing, you don’t end up being the best basketball player in the world by being a sweetheart. Nevertheless, I’ll always love him.
Facebook Groups
I have to scroll by any and all discussions of the pandemic or I’ll end up in a fetal position, so I’ve gotten really good at scrolling. My favorite aspect of Facebook are the groups, especially the private ones. One I belong to is for folks who deal with anxiety and depression. We have mugshot Mondays, photos of us drinking our coffee. We share our weirdness and our favorite memes, ask for support and try to laugh when we can. Another of my groups was originated by my best friend. It’s called The Safe Place. We can say and do anything except for criticize each other. We’ve had two Zoom cocktail hours, where I had the chance to meet several of the folks I’ve never met in real life. It is my virtual home.
Zooming with Family
Don’t know why we didn’t do this before the pandemic, but we’ve had lots of fun having large family gathering thanks to Zoom. My husband and his siblings meet every week and the peels of laughter coming from his office are a tonic in these tense times. When my family gets together we out-story each other. Ever competitive, it’s a contest to see who can get the biggest laugh. The kids love to hear stories about the old folks and we can see each other. Such a joy and so much better than the phone. One weekend my husband bought two bottles of the same wine, dropped one at my daughter’s house, and he and our daughter did a taste test via Zoom.
Less Driving / Less Shopping
I’ve filled up my tank once since the sheltering in place began. Early on we took some drives, but someone mentioned that driving can easily result in fender benders or other accidents and first responders just don’t need the hassle. So, it’s once a week to the grocery store and a cop coffee or two with my daughter. See my story about that here. And, nothing’s open, so there’s no place to spend money. I mean, I’ve bought some things online, but mostly it’s food items. We may get to build a fence this summer with the money saved.
Time with my husband
My husband teaches philosophy at Illinois State University, a two hour drive from door to door. He’s usually gone Tuesday through Thursday and sometimes on Fridays, too. I don’t see much of him. But he’s here now, and though I’ll admit it took some getting used to, we’ve settled in to quiet times of enjoyment. I love hearing him talk to the cat (to whom he’s allergic), bang on his drums, and hold Zoom classes with his students. I love taking walks with him and our dog (to whom he’s also allergic). And so far, every morning as I lie in bed scrolling through the internet I am met with toast and coffee.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down, 4-3, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ crippling stay-at-home order.
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…[I]t marked the first time a state’s high court has overturned a governor’s stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 crisis, as a majority of Wisconsin’s justices sided with Republican legislative leaders who argued the governor’s administration had overstepped its legal authority.
Prompting this argument by Northbrook attorney Michael Ciesla that it’s a blueprint for reopening Illinois. From the decision:
The U.S. Department of Justice, in Temple Baptist Church v. City of Greenville, No. 4:20-cv-64-DMB-JMV (N.D. Miss. April 14, 2020), expressed the position of the United States by stating: “There is no pandemic exception . . . to the fundamental liberties the Constitution safeguards. Indeed, the individual rights secured by the Constitution do not disappear during a public health crisis. These individual rights, including the protections in the Bill of Rights made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, are always in force and restrain government action.”
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Shrimp & Creamy Pasta for DinnerDionon May 14, 2020 at 5:41 pm
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Shrimp & Creamy Pasta for Dinner

What are we all quarantine-cooking for dinner? Here at Building Chicago we’re going to whip up some shrimp and creamy pasta with a great green veggie. Growing up, seafood was one of my mother’s favorites. She’d cart me and my two brothers to her favorite seafood restaurant and we’d get to order from the adult menu. What bliss. My youngest brother always chose crab legs and wrestled to get to that sweet crab meat, finished with warm drawn butter; my middle brother usually chose a burger – interesting choice for a seafood restaurant. I’d typically choose the shrimp or crab alfredo. As I grew older and began to enjoy creating meals similar to the restaurants we’d frequent, I noticed a few tips and tricks to get that restaurant-quality finish. I surely miss dining out; now, let’s recreate that restaurant quality food that we’re all so nostalgic about to enjoy at our dining room tables with our families.
What you’ll need for this meal:
• Raw Shrimp or Prawns
• Short-length Pasta of Your Choice
• Milk or Milk Substitute
• Green Veggie
• Shaved Almonds
• Cream Cheese or Non-Dairy Substitute
• Salt & Pepper
• Chopped Garlic (Ready to Use or Fresh)
• Shallots
• Regular Olive Oil
First, clean, de-vein and prepare the shrimp for seasoning. Take a paring knife and slice the shrimp on the posterior side of each piece and remove the vein that’s there. It should be a dark, almost black vein that you can see through the translucent flesh of the shrimp. Although your preference, it may be easier to remove the scales of the shrimp before de-veining.
Next, heat your oven to 400 degrees and place the almonds in a baking pan and dress with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 10-13 minutes until toasted and set aside.
Season both sides of your cleaned shrimp with salt and pepper and set aside. Use a cast iron skillet and line the pan with regular olive oil and heat the oil on medium heat. Be cautious in using extra virgin olive oil to sauté food as this coating should only be used for raw applications; the smoke point of extra virgin olive oil is too low and will make any food you sear take-on a bitter taste.
Now, add chopped shallots to the pan and sauté until translucent. Remove the cooked shallots from the pan and set aside. In the same pan add the chopped garlic and sauté until the garlic converts to a goldenrod, almost brown hue. Keep-watch of the garlic as it will burn easily. Stirring regularly and careful attention will limit the risk of burn. Remove the garlic from the pan and set aside.
Cool your pan by rinsing with cold water and wipe clean with cloth or a paper towel. Add a fresh coating of olive oil and heat to the pan over medium heat and sear the shrimp until the edges turn pink. Once pink, flip each prawn until the middle of the shrimp turns opaque in color. Note: be sure not to purchase shrimp that is already pink in color in the package. This packaged shrimp is already cooked and is typically for use in shrimp cocktail or other dishes that call for prepared shrimp. Searing cooked shrimp will overcook the prawns and create a rubbery texture, ruining your dish.
Once you’ve seared all cleaned and seasoned shrimp, place the cooked shrimp in a 170 degree oven to keep warm while you finish the other dishes.
Next, take ½ of your sautéed shallots and ½ of the seared garlic and add to your skillet. Add about a cup of milk or milk substitute to the pan and heat on medium-high. Add salt and pepper to your cream mixture and add about ¼ cup of cream cheese or cream cheese substitute to the pan. Take this opportunity to taste the mixture and see what the dish needs. Is more garlic or onion appropriate? Perhaps it needs a dash more of salt or pepper. You choose and reduce until your desired consistency is met.
Now, bring water to a rapid boil and add your desired pasta and cook as directed on the package’s instructions. Cook until al dente or firm to the bite; drain and add to your reduced cream sauce and mix.
For this dinner, I chose green beans, but this method of cooking will work for any green vegetable you choose. Take a sauce pan or skillet and place your green vegetable in a bit of water. Here’s the key: do not cover your vegetables in water as you want to steam them, rather than boil them. Heat the pan over high heat, cover and steam until the vegetables turn a bright green. Quickly drain and add olive oil, seared garlic, shallots and toasted almonds.
Plate your shrimp and add the seared garlic and sautéed shallots on top and include the pasta and green vegetables and enjoy.
Note: All recipes on Building Chicago encourage you to estimate ingredients where possible and tap into your inner food artist to create wonderful nourishment for yourself and loved ones. Use your senses of taste, vision and feel to create dishes that you like and love. In order of progression, take a look at the photos and follow along…and remember: get creative, builders!

Shrimp or Prawns

De-vein & Remove Scales

Almond Prep

Bake Until Toasted

Season Shrimp with Salt & Pepper & Set Aside

Sauté Shallots Until Translucent

Brown Your Garlic

Shrimp is Ready for Turning When the Edges are Pink

Seared Shrimp

Creamy Garlic Sauce Time

Reduce Your Cream Mixture

Add Your Cooked Pasta and Stir

Fresh Green Beans

Snip Those Ends and Get Ready for Steaming

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