(from webster.com)
sa·vant
Pronunciation: \sa-ˈvänt, sə-, -ˈväⁿ; sə-ˈvant, ˈsa-vənt\
Function: noun. Etymology: French, from Middle French, from present participle of savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise.
1 : a person of learning; especially : one with detailed knowledge in some specialized field (as of science or literature)
2 : idiot savant 1
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tarde
French. Verb.
First-person singular present indicative of
tarder: to slow to do something (tarder à faire quelque chose)
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So, there you have it.
SAVANTARDE. “Delayed genius.”
A made-up word that seems to fit my being quite well. Also, a play on the dictionary word-cum art history term “Avant-Garde,” describing something that is particularly innovative or pioneering: the “vanguard” or “forward-guard.”
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I’m Kellie Taylor, a senior BFA student in the Visual Communications program at the University of Arizona
My website has been a long time coming. It’s taken some time to figure out how to make it all work. Call it, “delayed genius.”
