Melvin Moquino

Santa Clara Pueblo

Melvin Moquino was born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1966. He learned the traditional art of making pottery from his father, Corn Moquino. Marvin Moquino is his brother.

Melvin makes mostly black ware, plates, bowls, wedding vases, seed pots. He decorates them with sgraffito designs and reheats a bit to add some color. He etches a lot of butterflies, hummingbirds, feathers, flowers and geometrics.

Learning Path
Melvin Moquino | Melvin 2
Sgraffito hummingbirds, flowers and geometric designs on a black jar
Black jar with sgraffito hummingbirds, flowers and geometric designs plus sienna spots
4.75 in H by 5 in Dia
Sgraffito hummingbird and floral design on a black wedding vase
Black wedding vase with sgraffito hummingbird and floral design
5.5 in H by 2.75 in Dia
Sgraffito hummingbird, floral and geometric design on a lidded black jar
Lidded black jar with sgraffito hummingbird, floral and geometric design
7.5 in H by 5.25 in Dia
Sgraffito feather design on a black jar
Black jar with sgraffito feather design
2.25 in H by 2.5 in Dia
Sgraffito flower, butterfly and feather design on a black jar with sienna spots
Black jar with sienna spots decorated with sgraffito butterfly, rose and feather designs
6.75 in H by 4.5 in Dia
Sgraffito hummingbird and floral motif on a black jar with sienna spots
Black jar with sienna spots and decorated with sgraffito hummingbird and floral motif
3 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Sgraffito feather and avanyu design on a black jar
Black jar decorated with a sgraffito feather and avanyu design
3.25 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Sgraffito feather and avanyu design on a black jar
Black jar decorated with a sgraffito feather and avanyu design
2.75 in H by 2.25 in Dia
Sgraffito hummingbird and flower design on a black jar with sienna spots
Black jar with sienna spots decorated with a sgraffito hummingbird and flower design
2.5 in H by 3.25 in Dia
Sgraffito floral, hummingbird and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Sienna spots on a black jar decorated with a sgraffito floral, humingbird and geometric design
2.25 in H by 2.5 in Dia
Sgraffito butterfly, flower and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Sienna spots on a black jar decorated with a sgraffito butterfly, flower and geometric design
3.75 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Sgraffito hummingbird, flower and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Black jar with sienna spots decorated with a sgraffito hummingbird, flower and geometric design
3.5 in H by 5 in Dia
Sgraffito flower, dragonfly, feather and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Black jar with sienna spots decorated with a sgraffito feather, dragonfly, flower and geometric design
4.5 in H by 3.75 in Dia
Sgraffito eagle, animal and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Sienna spots on a black jar decorated with a sgraffito animal, eagle and geometric design
5.75 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Sgraffito turtle, flower and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Sienna spots on a black jar decorated with a sgraffito turtle, flower and geometric design
3.25 in H by 4 in Dia
Sgraffito hummingbird, butterfly, flower and geometric design on a black jar with sienna spots
Black jar with sienna spots decorated with a sgraffito butterfly, hummingbird, flower and geometric design
6.25 in H by 5 in Dia
Melvin Moquino | Melvin 2

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