Meg Elaine O’Sheaheimer is an artist and citizen of Red Lake Nation, currently urban-based, who expresses their love for artistic cultural connection through their brand, Nelie G. Mae. With a background in education and social justice, she is passionate about value-based business principles regarding her creative brand. Inspired by the healing and reclamation aspects of Ojibwe cultural arts, personal connections with relatives are central to their work. Meg’s art and practice aims to honor her Indigenous heritage, inspire others, and serve as a symbol of empowerment, hope, and strength.
Meg is inspired by the healing and reclamation aspects of beadwork and their personal connections with relatives. Meg creates one-of-a-kind three-dimensional works using antique and contemporary glass beads, porcupine quills, natural fibers, leather, wood, skulls, photography, and sinew. Her work aims to honor her Indigenous heritage, inspire others, and serve as a symbol of empowerment, hope, and strength. They have been making beadwork for over a decade, drawing from historical Anishinaabe Woodland design with contemporary influence. Her grandmother was a professional seamstress, and Meg is grateful to work with her hands.