\u00c1sgeir J\u00f3n Emilsson (1931\u20131999) e\u00f0a Geiri eins og hann var alltaf kalla\u00f0ur skilur eftir sig d\u00fdrm\u00e6ta arflei\u00f0. H\u00fasi\u00f0 hans, Geirah\u00fas, gefur sjaldg\u00e6fa inns\u00fdn \u00ed hugarheim og vinnulag \u00edslensks al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ulistarmanns. Geiri var m\u00e1lari og \u00e1hugalj\u00f3smyndari sem vann f\u00ednger\u00f0a muni \u00far fr\u00e1kasti \u2013 d\u00f3sum og pakkningum. Hann m\u00e1la\u00f0i \u00e1 flesta fleti \u00e1 heimili s\u00ednu. Andlit, skip og pin-up st\u00falkur nj\u00f3ta s\u00edn \u00e1 sk\u00e1phur\u00f0um, bor\u00f0pl\u00f6tum og veggjum. Geiri er l\u00edklega best \u00feekktur fyrir sm\u00e1sk\u00falpt\u00fara s\u00edna af h\u00fasg\u00f6gnum og k\u00f3r\u00f3num \u00far d\u00f3sum sem hann skar \u00ed r\u00e6mur og endurm\u00f3ta\u00f0i me\u00f0 a\u00f0fer\u00f0um sem l\u00edkjast \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0b\u00faningasilfri. Hann er minna \u00feekktur sem lj\u00f3smyndari en t\u00f3k miki\u00f0 af myndum sem eru var\u00f0veittar og gefa g\u00f3\u00f0a hugmynd um mannl\u00edf og samfer\u00f0arf\u00f3lk fr\u00e1 hans einstaka sj\u00f3narhorni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opi\u00f0 \u00e1kall, opi\u00f0 h\u00fas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00fdningin er opin ranns\u00f3knarstofa \u00ed Skaftfelli \u00fear sem teki\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti gestum og safna\u00f0 g\u00f6gnum. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur byggt \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0a starfi sem \u00feegar hefur veri\u00f0 unni\u00f0. M\u00f6rku\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur stefna um var\u00f0veislu Geirah\u00fass og haft opi\u00f0 \u00e1kall til Sey\u00f0fir\u00f0inga og fr\u00e6\u00f0asamf\u00e9lagsins eftir s\u00f6gum og munum sem tengjast Geira. \u00c1tt \u00fe\u00fa verk eftir Geira e\u00f0a viltu segja okkur s\u00f6gu af honum? Um lei\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 sko\u00f0um og p\u00f6kkum munum \u00far Geirah\u00fasi langar okkur a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja f\u00f3lk \u00e1 landsv\u00edsu a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta okkur vita ef \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 verk eftir Geira, hann gaf gjarnan verkin s\u00edn, b\u00e6\u00f0i b\u00f6rnum og fullor\u00f0num. Vi\u00f0 viljum gera skr\u00e1 yfir hva\u00f0 er til eftir Geira \u00fati \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu, og safna s\u00f6gum um hann \u00ed munnlega geymd um hann sem skapandi einstakling, lj\u00f3smyndara, listamann og manneskju. Sem hluti af s\u00fdningunni \u00ed Skaftfelli er \u201cstofa\u201d \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 t\u00f6kum \u00e1 m\u00f3ti gestum og heyrum s\u00f6gur. Vi\u00f0 getum einnig safna\u00f0 s\u00f6gum \u00ed gegnum s\u00edma \u00fat s\u00fdningart\u00edmabili\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fdb\u00fdli al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ulistaf\u00f3lks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Geiri sver sig \u00ed \u00e6tt vi\u00f0 \u00f3sk\u00f3lagengi\u00f0 listaf\u00f3lk \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu, hann var einangra\u00f0ur, m\u00f6gulega misskilinn, kannski vegna m\u00e1lheltis. Hann var mikill d\u00fdravinur og \u00e1hugama\u00f0ur um mannl\u00edfi\u00f0 almennt. Hann haf\u00f0i r\u00edka listhneig\u00f0 og vildi fegra umhverfi sitt en f\u00e9kk ekki t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 r\u00e6kta sk\u00f6punar\u00fe\u00f6rfina fyrr en \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ari hluta \u00e6vinnar \u00feegar hann lauk st\u00f6rfum sem verkama\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3mennsku og landvinnslu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fdb\u00fdli al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ulistaf\u00f3lks hafa skemmst e\u00f0a glatast \u00ed gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina og f\u00e1 standa heil \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. H\u00fas Sam\u00faels J\u00f3nssonar \u00ed Sel\u00e1rdal og Nonnah\u00fas \u00e1 Akureyri eru g\u00f3\u00f0 d\u00e6mi um sl\u00edka arflei\u00f0 sem hefur tekist a\u00f0 var\u00f0veita. \u00d6nnur sorglegri d\u00e6mi eru um h\u00fas sem hafa grotna\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur e\u00f0a veri\u00f0 rifin, eins og h\u00fas \u00d3skars Magn\u00fassonar og Bl\u00f3meyjar Stef\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttur sem \u00feau reistu sj\u00e1lf, fyrst \u00ed Blesugr\u00f3f \u00ed Reyjav\u00edk, sem \u00feau k\u00f6llu\u00f0u Kastala, og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 Hellishei\u00f0i \u00fear sem \u00feau bjuggu og unnu a\u00f0 vefna\u00f0i. Einnig h\u00fas Gunn\u00fe\u00f3runnar Sveinsd\u00f3ttur \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki sem h\u00fan reisti sj\u00e1lf og m\u00e1la\u00f0i hverja fj\u00f6l, og rak \u00fear verslun. \u00dea\u00f0 h\u00fas brann, en verk hennar eru m\u00f6rg var\u00f0veitt \u00ed Listasafni AS\u00cd og Safnah\u00fasinu \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 er mikill fj\u00e1rsj\u00f3\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa svo g\u00f3\u00f0a heildarmynd af \u00feessum \u00e1sts\u00e6la listamanni. H\u00fas Geira vi\u00f0 Oddag\u00f6tu er vel \u00feekkt og er d\u00fdrm\u00e6tur en vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mur minnisvar\u00f0i um \u00edslenskan al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ulistarmann \u2013 skreytt a\u00f0 innan sem utan litr\u00edkum m\u00e1lverkum af st\u00falkum, fossum og skipum. H\u00fasinu hefur veri\u00f0 haldi\u00f0 \u00ed svo til \u00f3breyttri mynd s\u00ed\u00f0an Geiri l\u00e9st, a\u00f0sta\u00f0a hans, efnivi\u00f0urinn, vinnulampinn hans og st\u00e6kkunargleri\u00f0 eru enn \u00e1 s\u00ednum sta\u00f0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Endurb\u00e6tur \u00e1 h\u00fasinu hafa veri\u00f0 ger\u00f0ar af og til \u00ed gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina en n\u00fa er svo kominn t\u00edmi \u00e1 t\u00f6luver\u00f0ar vi\u00f0ger\u00f0ir \u00e1 Geirah\u00fasi og \u00fev\u00ed bl\u00e6s Skaftfell, \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 T\u00e6kniminjasafni\u00f0 og Safnasafni\u00f0 \u00e1 Svalbar\u00f0seyri til \u00e1taks um arflei\u00f0 hans. Munir \u00far h\u00fasinu ver\u00f0a f\u00e6r\u00f0ir t\u00edmabundi\u00f0 \u00ed Skaftfell \u00fear sem \u00feeir ver\u00f0a skr\u00e1\u00f0ir og \u00feeim vandlega pakka\u00f0 til geymslu. \u00de\u00e1 er unni\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tlun um a\u00f0 laga h\u00fasi\u00f0, f\u00e6ra munina \u00ed sama horf og opna \u00fea\u00f0 aftur almenningi og stofna um \u00fea\u00f0 Hollvinasamt\u00f6k. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1sgeir J\u00f3n Emilsson var f\u00e6ddur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1931 \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00fani vi\u00f0 Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0 og hann bj\u00f3 alla \u00e6vi \u00ed fir\u00f0inum fagra. Hann er yngstur \u00ed st\u00f3rum systkinah\u00f3p \u00ed samheldinni og g\u00f3\u00f0ri fj\u00f6lskyldu. Geiri f\u00e6ddist b\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 skerta sj\u00f3n og heyrn og hi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0arnefnda haf\u00f0i \u00e1hrif \u00e1 m\u00e1lf\u00e6rni hans. Hann s\u00f3tti grunnsk\u00f3la samfer\u00f0a jafn\u00f6ldrum s\u00ednum en var sendur einn vetur \u00ed M\u00e1lleysingjask\u00f3lann sem \u00fe\u00e1 var og \u00fea\u00f0 vir\u00f0ist hafa gert g\u00e6fumuninn fyrir hann, eins og kemur fram \u00ed \u00edtarlegu \u00e6vig\u00e1gripi sem P\u00e9tur Kristj\u00e1nsson rita\u00f0i fyrir \u00fatg\u00e1fu b\u00f3kar um Geira sem kom \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010 \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 \u00e1tak sem \u00fe\u00e1 var gert um verkin hans og h\u00fasi\u00f0. Geiri var verkama\u00f0ur, hann var lengi til sj\u00f3s, vann \u00e1 s\u00edldarplaninu \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i og v\u00ed\u00f0a sem beitingama\u00f0ur – Vestmannaeyjum, Keflav\u00edk og Hornafir\u00f0i en lengst af vann hann \u00ed fiskvinnslu Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gunnhildur Hauksd\u00f3ttir lei\u00f0ir verkefni\u00f0 fyrir h\u00f6nd Safnasafnsins \u00e1 Svalbar\u00f0seyri, \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 Skaftfell og T\u00e6kniminjasafn Austurlands me\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningi fr\u00e1 Safnasj\u00f3\u00f0i. <\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u00fa er svo komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 enn er \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 endurb\u00f3tum \u00e1 Geirah\u00fasi og \u00fev\u00ed bl\u00e6s Skaftfell, \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 T\u00e6kniminjasafni\u00f0 og Safnasafni\u00f0 \u00e1 Svalbar\u00f0seyri me\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningi Safnar\u00e1\u00f0s, til \u00e1taks um arflei\u00f0 hans. Verkin hans og munir \u00far h\u00fasinu ver\u00f0a f\u00e6r\u00f0ir t\u00edmabundi\u00f0 \u00ed Skaftfell \u00fear sem \u00feeir ver\u00f0a sko\u00f0a\u00f0ir og ger\u00f0ir a\u00f0gengilegir, s\u00ed\u00f0an skr\u00e1\u00f0ir og \u00feeim vandlega pakka\u00f0 til geymslu. Unni\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tlun um a\u00f0 laga h\u00fasi\u00f0, f\u00e6ra munina aftur \u00ed sama horf og opna h\u00fasi\u00f0 aftur almenningi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fas al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ulistamanna hafa skemmst og glatast \u00ed gegnum t\u00ed\u00f0ina og f\u00e1 standa heil \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. H\u00fas Sam\u00faels J\u00f3nssonar \u00ed Sel\u00e1rdal og Nonnah\u00fas \u00e1 Akureyri eru g\u00f3\u00f0 d\u00e6mi um sl\u00edka arfleif\u00f0 sem hefur tekist a\u00f0 var\u00f0veita en \u00f6nnur og sorglegri eru d\u00e6mi um h\u00fas sem hafa glatast eins og \u00feeirra \u00d3skars Magn\u00fassonar og Bl\u00f3meyjar Stef\u00e1nssonar sem \u00feau reistu sj\u00e1lf, fyrst \u00ed Blesugr\u00f3f sem \u00feau k\u00f6llu\u00f0u Kastala, og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 Hellishei\u00f0i \u00fear sem \u00feau bjuggu og unnu a\u00f0 vefna\u00f0i, og svo h\u00fas Gunn\u00fe\u00f3runnar Sveinsd\u00f3ttur \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki sem h\u00fan reisti sj\u00e1lf og m\u00e1la\u00f0i hverja fj\u00f6l og rak \u00fear verslun. \u00dea\u00f0 h\u00fas brann en verk hennar eru m\u00f6rg var\u00f0veitt \u00ed Listasafni AS\u00cd og Safnah\u00fasinu \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n