| A Renaissance woman, Carol S. Sakai
is a scientist, artist, sculptor, composer, musician, poet and teacher.
She has a doctorate in Medical Physiology from the U. of Maryland School
of Medicine and studied human anatomy from both the medical and artistic
point of view. She received drawing and portrait painting instruction
from the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D. C., the Art League at the
Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA and bronze sculpture training at the Montpelier
Art Center, Laurel, MD. She has had numerous art showings of her
work in the Washington, D. C. area. In addition, several recitals
of her classical musical compositions for small ensemble have been featured
at the Levine School of Music, Washington, D. C. in a series called "Current
Jam".
Recently, she created
"Portrait of the Sacred Self" in which she combines classical portraiture
with a person's inner visions. Her illustration style reflects the
visionary influences of William Blake, the precision and graphic influences
of Escher, the subtle nuances in portraiture of Rembrandt, and the
surprising surrealistic elements of Magritte. For portraits, click here Her unusual background also includes the fact that she was raised as a Buddhist by Americans of Japanese descent who were unjustly interned in World War II. She later became a "Jew by Choice" after a deep, intense and profound spiritual journey. She is currently a much sought after teacher of meditation in a Jewish context and serves numerous Jewish communities. She brings to New Millennium Bible her diverse background, a unique blending of her Buddhism heritage mixed with a deep personal passion and conversion "fire" for the Jewish religion. |
