Laleh Bakhtiar, reminds the reader that 2007 marked the 800th anniversary of Rumi’s birth. This artistic choice effectively reflects Rumi’s revered status. On every page use of shiny gold leaf immediately draws the eye – to camel saddles, window frames, robe linings, ship flags, angel mist and minaret decoration. Native animals – camels, birds, horses and fish – bring additional visual interest to each panel. Demi frames each illustration with a simple shiny gold frame her use of native Turkish patterns in clothing, and building walls are made all the more vivid by flat colorful backgrounds. The reader finds whirling imagery or implied motion in nearly every illustration from the cluster of whirling dervishes on the end leaf pages to illustrations featuring Rumi spinning or angels descending gracefully to awaken his creativity. The stars made a circle and in the middle we dance.” And “Love calls – everywhere and always. Demi quotes Rumi poetry to great effect, “We came whirling out of nothingness scattering stars like dust. Rumi discovered that whirling helped him reach a higher spiritual plane. Older readers will appreciate Rumi’s poetic gift and singular pursuit of spiritual closeness to God. Demi keeps the description of Rumi’s childhood, work as a teacher and rise to religious esteem simple. This book will appeal to readers of all ages. In 1990, Demi and her husband Tze-si “Jesse” Huang represented the United States at the First Children’s International Book Conference in Beijing.ĭemi continues to explore prominent religious figures in her latest book she offers a lush, visual description of Rumi, the famous Sufi teacher, poet and mystic. She was a Fulbright scholar at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India where she received her Master’s degree.ĭemi is known for her biographies for spiritual figures including Buddha, Krishna, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Mary (mother of Jesus), Muhammad, Rumi, Francis of Assisi, Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama. She studied art at Instituto Allende, Mexico, and with Sister Corita at the Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles. Demi earned her nickname as a young child when her father started calling her demi because she was half the size of her sister. She is the great-grand daughter of the American painter William Morris Hunt, and the great-grand niece of architect Richard Morris Hunt. During her career she has published over 300 titles.ĭemi was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Demi (September 2, 1942) born Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt, is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator.
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