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Nicholas Michelsen

@nimitiki_studios

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An animator and 3D character artist turned ceramicist, making custom tiki mugs, exotica and more based out of Winter Park Florida.

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We went to @_fablesandfur bookstore and cat cafe for some treats and some dopamine. We got some iced Carmel apple cider and played with the cats.

I also came across these mugs and other ceramics from @anayansi_artworks. Beautiful cauldron mugs, both left AND right handed !

#ceramics #catcafe #fablesandfur #orlandolocal #booktok by @nimitiki_studios

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Re-modelling the Vulkar Mold. The last mold warped and it wasn't usable for production casts.

Huge thanks to @oldforgecreations for their videos on 3D printed molds. I had never thought of the idea of using a silicone plug against a 3D printed plate.

Only using resin for the silicone plug mold means less cost and errors with warping.

I can print the rest of the mold in PLA just like I already do with the mold walls themselves.

I am also checking the seams internally and they are looking much better now.

We are back on track!

#tiki #tikimug #tikibar #tikiart #nimitiki by @nimitiki_studios

It was a great Saturday working with the hubby @nimitiki_studios at @thehukilau and then following it up with a delicious dinner at @the_maikai_restaurant 💚🗿🌺❤️ by @nimitiki_studios

All set up for The Hukilau!

#hukilau #tiki #tikibar #nimitiki #tikimug by @nimitiki_studios

Available first @thehukilau Sat June 6th we will have a new swizzle stick and cocktail pick for your tiki collection.

The Hibiscus is 7 inches in length cut from food safe swirled acrylic with beautiful pinks and oranges.

The Zombie cocktail pick is 5 inches long and cut from food safe glow in the dark acrylic. These things glow like they're radioactive!

$14 for a set of 4.

Any remaining inventory will go on the website nimitiki.com on Monday if there is any left.

See you all tomorrow!

#hukilau #tiki #cocktail #tikibar #nimitiki by @nimitiki_studios

Our first show is going to be on June 6th at the Beachcomber Resort in Pompano Beach for The Hukilau!

I can't wait to meet all of you and talk about drinks and ceramics!

I may even have some new stuff on hand ;)

#hukilau #tiki #tikimug #tikimugs #nimitiki by @nimitiki_studios

Two steps forward, one step back.

While the mold casting came out amazing, the resin molds warped it seems and now the seams don't match up like they should.

So I will need to rethink the mold on this one and maybe go back to basics on molding and experiment with smaller items via 3D printed molds in the future.

This means I likely won't have any Vulkars for sale at the upcoming hukilau. But maybe I can get some glaze testers out of this mold to show off at least. We'll have to see how a test cast comes out.

#tikimug #tiki #ceramics #hukilau #nimitiki by @nimitiki_studios

I caught a stomach bug the other day. I've been bed ridden since Friday afternoon. Def not a fun scenario. So in lieu of updates and the almighty algorithm, here are some pictures of our pets.

Goose and Morticia are brother and sister from the same litter. Tsuki is our Shiba, she's a diva and will demand pets and scratches even from strangers on walks, she's def a people person.

#petsofinstagram #shiba #orangecats #tortie #nimitiki by @nimitiki_studios