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Latest revision as of 10:09, 18 June 2025
| Tor-Vegard Mørkved | |
|---|---|
| Language | English,Norwegian |
| Date | 1965 |
| Contact | iain |
| Author | iain |
| Type | Artisan |
| Country | Scotland |
| Museum | Tor-Vegard Mørkved |
| Omeka | Link |
| Talk Page | Link |
Tor-Vegard Mørkved, art blacksmith, The Blacksmith in Sund (Smeden i Sund), with his world: "the only Cormorant-maker blacksmith in the World" (Verdens eneste skar. His emblematic artwork is a sculpture of a native seabird, cormorant (skarv). Tor-Vegard was born in 1965 and is a local and a native to Flakstad Island in Lofoten. He is the successor of Hans Gjertsen, the first Smeden i Sund, or as he was later called "Gammelsmeden"/"The Old Balcksmith". Tor-Vegard learned his crafts and knowledge regardindg the practice from Hans Gjertsen between 1987 and 1989 as a trainee. He took over the forge in 1989 from Hans and delevolped new versions of the previously created cormorants, and introduced new products. Tor-Vegard is also the head of the Sund Fishery Museum. The museum displays boat motors and life in a fishing village. The forge is a part of the museum. The practitoner is also known for his local engadgements. He created the light boat for the local church in Flakstad, a nordland type boat, forged from steel, to hold candles and lights in the chuch as remeberance. Tor-Vegrad is married and is a father to 6 children. He has been working as a backsmith for 38 years.