Candice is a daughter of noted potter Darlene Nampeyo. She is a great-great-great granddaughter of noted potter Nampeyo of Hano as a descendant through her eldest daughter Annie and Annie’s eldest daughter Rachel. Her grandmother is Ruth James, a sister of Dextra Quotskuyva, Eleanor Lucas and Priscilla Namingha. She has just began to make pottery and is creating pieces using traditional methods and firing techniques.