Mikki Helmer
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Mikki Helmer
@mikkihelmer.bsky.social
Writer, ceramics artist, and equestrian.
GREAT QUESTION!

Just like a normal cup.

I wasn't sure they'd work either, but the jaws are separate from the cup, so it works.

The top jaw will touch your cheek, but it acts more as a stabilizing feature than an impediment, weirdly enough.

Here's a close-up of one I kept.
October 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
What a day! #DVpit, horses, and now it’s DnD and glaze while my clownfish look on. I hope they are entertained by my fancy ass dirt art.

I’m just glad I have tacos and caffeine to keep me going.

(Final photo for what these cuties will kind of look like. Every kiln is so different!)
October 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I made these slides forever ago and still like them for Thirteen Dead Gods, an epic fantasy novel about queer found family and soul eating parasites.
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Oh, I forgot to shout about a sapphic fantasy book I recently read and loved here.

*deep inhale*

BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME BY NEON YANG IS AMAZING AND YOU MUST READ IT
May 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Sharing some joy today. Meet Midnight Fable. She is 3 days old today.
April 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
5 years ago my baby horse died at 3 days old, I was laid off, and the world closed its doors.

I learned to be a ceramics artist. I grieved. I built a business.

Now I have another horse due to give birth, and the world again feels like it’s on fire.

I have a kiln. I make my own fire.
April 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I swear I also write books but there’s so little to show about the process of it until there’s a promise of a physical copy, instead, here’s a peek at my Fallout inspired pottery that will be at #ltue.
February 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I’m writing 2,000 words a day and trying to make as many finished ceramics pieces a week until the 2nd week of December.

Here’s today’s piece:
November 20, 2024 at 3:37 AM
The meds aren’t working today, it snowed, I put 200 words on my cozy fantasy project that I want finished by Jan 1, I’m going to go pick up Clay and make some pottery about my feelings.

Heres kind of what I’m working on, yes, mugs with a tiara.
November 16, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Let’s get this part off the ground with a peek at what just came out of the kiln!

These are Bush Spirits, tiny sculptures inspired by the desert and meant to guard your indoor house plants.

www.nightcraftco.com/products/coy...
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM