Morin’s engravings displayed in London, San Francisco and Stevens Point

Jeff Morin, professor of art and design at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) has a portfolio of 26 engravings, "The Sacred Abecedarium," being shown at art galleries in both the United States and Europe.

Last year Morin, in collaboration with Steven Ferlauto, art director for the Berkley Publishing Group in New York, put together a bound portfolio of engravings representing the Roman alphabet. Thanks in large part to a UWSP University Personnel Development Committee grant of $2,800, this portfolio is now showing at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the largest such collection in the world. In addition, the engravings are on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and a set has been donated to UWSP’s Learning Resource Center (LRC). Morin’s work is being catalogued by the LRC and will be kept in the Rare Book Room located on the library's sixth floor. The area is open to the public upon request at the information desk.

Twenty-six copies, as well as five commemorative copies, make up the entire collection of The Sacred Abecedarium. The book contains 34 engravings that describe the sacred geometric influence on the development of a Roman alphabet. Ferlauto conducted the mathematical research over the past 16 years. Morin, through the use of collage and gouache (opaque watercolor), interpreted the drawings. Both contributed text to the project.

The collection is printed on handmade papers that use linen and abaca in combination to emulate vellum. In addition to the London and San Francisco displays, Morin’s work also has been added to the collections at Racine’s Wustum Museum, Stanford University, the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York and the Linidisfarne Association of New York. The collection also is headed to private collections in Italy and Denmark.

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