Osiyo nigada! Hola todos! Hello everyone!Waahinhewin "Nay Nay" Williams (Cherokee/Mexican), also known as wawieli, is an Indigenous, neurodivergent, queer artist, and variety streamer from the United States. Nay Nay uses she/they pronouns.She started their art journey as a preschooler with fingerpainting. Nay Nay started to pick up more art skills when she was twelve years old, following in their cousins' footsteps in drawing anime and Pokémon characters through observation. She started taking art seriously in 2020 in art classes in high school and community college.Nay Nay started putting themselves out and sharing her artwork with the world of social media and Twitch in 2021. Thanks to the overwhelming support of their family, friends, and community, she was encouraged to keep going and has continued being their biggest support since.She received an Associate's in Art in 2022. They are currently in university for her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Studio Art, specifically focusing on Illustration. Nay Nay is rediscovering their themes again as she takes notes on what they like and thinks about her inspirations in life and art.Nay Nay's goals for this year are:
- Figure out an art style
- Figure out a couple of themes
- Improve art foundations and basics
- ConsistencyNay Nay's eventual goals are:
- Get a Master's in Fine Arts
- Gather teaching experience
- Become a book illustrator for book covers and picture books
- Continue growing her small businessThere is an email list that you can sign up for updates by clicking the "Email List" button below! Thank you for your interest!A lot has happened since you saw them last! Will she continue to improve their work? Find out next time on wawieli!Business Email: [email protected]

As an art student, my artist statement is currently under construction. I am in the process of rediscovering who I am as an artist in terms of art style and themes. My reason for making art is to create a fantastical atmosphere to give myself and others a sense of cozy.My first step was to gather a small list of inspirations from my childhood that are currently prevalent in my adulthood:
- Studio Ghibli
- Dungeons and Dragons
- World of Warcraft
- Cozy
- FantasyI have come up with a small list of words that fit my inspirations growing up:
- Colorful
- Wholesome
- Goofy
- Magical
- Whimsical