A granddaughter of Paqua 1st Frogwoman Naha and daughter of Joy 2nd Frogwoman Navasie, Marianne Navasie was born into her famous Hopi-Tewa family in 1951. Her grandmother died when she was only 3 but Marianne says she still remembers watching her constantly making pots. Her mother, Joy, also worked with clay continually as Marianne was growing up. Joy taught her everything she knew and Marianne carried on in the family white ware tradition, becoming a full-time potter when she was only 19.

Marianne made mostly jars, bowls and wedding vases, decorating them with some of the ancient Sikyatki designs she learned from her mother.

Marianne signed her pieces with a web-toed frog and a tadpole, usually with an "M" next to it. She passed on in 2007.