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[[File:MIcke SmoothDublinHorn.jpg|thumb|Smooth Dublin w/Horn, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:Micke.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jørn Micke, Courtesy, [http://scandpipes.com/group.asp?group=428 Scandpipes.com]]]Micke had been studying medicine in Copenhagen to become a doctor. On a holiday in 1958 he went to Bornholm and was captured by the beauty of the island. The next year he was back and strongly felt that Bornholm was the place where he wanted to spend the rest of his life. He was born with an artistic talent and ever since childhood had een painting a great deal. He also started to smoke a pipe warly in life and made some pipes for his own use. Due to a common inters in fishing, he met [[Sixten Ivarsson]]. They became friends and Micke started to work as an apprentice in Sixten's workshop. In 1963, after one year of learning, Micke moved to Bornholm to settle there for good. His studies in medicine were long since forgotten. From that point on he made his living as an artist but with more than one string to his bow--he made paintings, sculptures, and pipes. | [[File:MIcke SmoothDublinHorn.jpg|thumb|Smooth Dublin w/Horn, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:Micke.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Jørn Micke, Courtesy, [http://scandpipes.com/group.asp?group=428 Scandpipes.com]]]Micke had been studying medicine in Copenhagen to become a doctor. On a holiday in 1958 he went to Bornholm and was captured by the beauty of the island. The next year he was back and strongly felt that Bornholm was the place where he wanted to spend the rest of his life. He was born with an artistic talent and ever since childhood had een painting a great deal. He also started to smoke a pipe warly in life and made some pipes for his own use. Due to a common inters in fishing, he met [[Sixten Ivarsson]]. They became friends and Micke started to work as an apprentice in Sixten's workshop. In 1963, after one year of learning, Micke moved to Bornholm to settle there for good. His studies in medicine were long since forgotten. From that point on he made his living as an artist but with more than one string to his bow--he made paintings, sculptures, and pipes. | ||
While few pipemakers in Denmark knew Jørn Micke the circle around Sixten Ivarsson in the '60s consisting of [[Lars Ivarsson]], [[Jess Chonowitsch]], and [[Bo Nordh]]. Lars and Micke had a close relationship, which lasted right p to the time Jørn died. Lars told Jan Andersson that he spoke to him on the phone almost every day. | While few pipemakers in Denmark knew Jørn Micke the circle around Sixten Ivarsson in the '60s consisting of [[Lars Ivarsson]], [[Jess Chonowitsch]], and [[Bo Nordh]]. Lars and Micke had a close relationship, which lasted right p to the time Jørn died. Lars told [[Jan Andersson]] that he spoke to him on the phone almost every day. | ||
[[File:PipemakerGroup Lars Micke Julie IbLoran.jpg|thumb|center|600px|From Left to Right, [[Lars Ivarsson]], Jørn [[Micke]], [[Anne Julie]], and IB [[Loran]], Courtesy http://scandpipes.com]] | [[File:PipemakerGroup Lars Micke Julie IbLoran.jpg|thumb|center|600px|From Left to Right, [[Lars Ivarsson]], Jørn [[Micke]], [[Anne Julie]], and IB [[Loran]], Courtesy http://scandpipes.com]] | ||