Nampeyo, Adelle

Adelle Lalo Nampeyo was born in 1959. Her mother was Elva Nampeyo, her grandmother Fannie Nampeyo, her great-grandmother Nampeyo of Hano.

Adelle learned to make pottery the traditional way, through watching and working with her mother and grandmother. Like most developing potters, she experimented with different styles and designs for a while but when she was older, she went back to the styles and designs she learned from them.

Adelle made Sikyátki-Revival ware, like so many potters in her family were famous for. Her favorite designs included bird elements (beaks, feathers, wings), rain clouds, migration patterns, bat wings, spirals and scrolls.