Heather Feldmeth Larson

This website is a gathering together of words I have written and drawn and spoken, and the topics represent many roles and many interests.

I am a Christian, and I live in the Central Coast of California.

What is my background? I have a Ph.D. in Celtic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University; I’m a medievalist and worked briefly in academia. My undergraduate degree was in Folklore and Mythology. I play the Celtic harp. I have led countless Bible studies and hosted many, many church small groups. I homeschooled my children from 2009-2024, and I was reading great books to my children long before that–I am a great reader-aloud!

I homeschooled in a Charlotte Mason style, and I was part of the Sursum Corda homeschool community, where I developed the Latin program. I taught Latin, Literature, and Shakespeare there, served on the Board, and helped out with Plutarch whenever I got the chance. On the side, I also taught high school writing and literature classes, and gave some talks about education. More recently, I have taught Latin classes for adults, and tutored online.

What do I think about? I’ve always been fascinated by creativity, and the beginning of ideas that happens on the page as I write. I think about beauty, education, worship, scripture, orality, languages, language pedagogy, medieval manuscripts and scribes…and lots of other things.

What are “translucent” words?

If you don’t even notice the way a word is written, but only the concept it calls up, you might call it “transparent.” If you see the gorgeous calligraphy, but can’t actually read it and don’t know what it signifies, you might call that “opaque.” So I call words where form and function resonate together to make meaning “translucent.”
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