Introduction
Melody Wat Wing Ching is passionate in ceramics, hand building pottery in particular. She is talented in making delicate and vivid animal figures and has achieved outstanding performance in various competitions, such as her work “Folk Dance” being shortlisted in “Cross All Borders: 2010 Hong Kong Festival Showcasing New Visual Artists with Disabilities” and her winning of the second place in the Paper Clay Competition at the “8th Hong Kong Abilympics” in 2011. Wing Ching hopes to run her own ceramic studio in the future, where she can be an instructor to teach and share the joy of the art with others, in addition to furthering her art creation and hosting her own exhibition.
Awards
2011
2nd Runner-up, Paper Clay Competition, “The 8th Hong Kong Abilympics”, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
2010
Champion and Outstanding Creative Arts Award, “Talent Unlimited” Show (Collective Creation), Hong Chi Association
2006
Champion, Paper clay Modeling Design Competition (Rehabilitation division), “The 31st Hong Kong Youth Cultural and Arts Competition” , Hong Kong Youth Cultural and Arts Competitions Committee
Merit Award, Western Painting Competition (Rehabilitation division), "The 31st Hong Kong Youth Cultural and Arts Competition” , Hong Kong Youth Cultural and Arts Competitions Committee
Experience
2011
“Geopark Raku Workshop Ceramic Exhibition”, Tai Po Environmental Association
2010
“Cross All Borders: 2010 Hong Kong Festival Showcasing New Visual Artists with Disabilities”(Finalist), Arts with the
Disabled Association Hong Kong
“Pottery Animals Exhibition” (Collective Work), Sha Tin Arts Association
"Walking with Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular" Extension Exhibition (Collective Work), Sha Tin Arts Association,
Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo
2009
Creative Ceramic Tea Sets Exhibition, Sha Tin Arts Association
2003
Employed by Hong Chi Pinehill Pottery and work on ceramic arts
“Art without Borders” Ceramics Exhibition, sponsored by The Lee Gardens