 As the granddaughter of celebrated Haida artists Charles Edenshaw  (1839–1920) and Isabella Edenshaw (1842–1926)  and the daughter of Haida artists Florence Davidson and Robert Davidson, Adams comes from a family of distinguished Haida artists.After marrying her husband, Victor, Adams learned the art of basket-weaving from her mother-in-law, Haida artist Selina Peratrovich (1890–1984), starting in 1977.Adams' daughter, Isabel Rorick (born 1955) is also an acclaimed weaver, carrying on a family tradition now spanning five generations.