Alice was born in 1946 (79Years Old) in Cow Springs, Arizona, in the Tonalea area of the Navajo Reservation and learned the craft of pottery and ceramics by her mother, Rose Williams, and her great aunt, Grace Barlow. It has been said that Alice Cling is arguably one of the most influential Navajo potters in the past 25 years. This is attributed to her unique ability of making subtly simple designs into a stunning work of art with captivating hues of red, purple, browns and blacks.