Winter Lights: Elisa Järnefelt
It sure is dark out there. And during this season of long nights and short, short days, VFC staff have connected with Vermonters from a variety of backgrounds to explore how people share light—both literally and metaphorically—during the darkest time of the year.
“She’s three and a half and since since she turned, I think it was around the time when she turned three, she’s become very occupied by the question: what’s real and what’s not real?
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Dr. Elisa Järnefelt is an artist, writer and cognitive scientist who has researched religious reasoning. A native of Finland, she lives with her husband and daughter in South Burlington, VT. In our Zoom interview, she talked with us about the winter holidays, and experiencing them from the perspective of her three year old daughter
Thank you for talking with us, Elisa! You can learn more about Elisa and her work at http://www.elisajarnefelt.com/ and follow her on Instagram @aslittlecookingaspossible.
This seasonal segment is part of the Vermont Folklife Center’s Listening in Place project, a program that fosters connections between Vermonters throughout the pandemic and beyond. Click below to learn more about Listening in Place and tell us how you are sharing light this season: