Vicky Chock was born and raised in Palo Alto, California. After graduating with her Master of Fine Art from Claremont in Southern California in 1969, Chock moved to Hawaii, where she now lives and works. It was during her 1995 trip along the Old Silk Route in China that Chock became acquainted with the ceramic figures of the Tang Dynasty. She was influenced by their shape and design and began working with female figures patterned on Tang style. All her ceramic figures take on a personality all their own.

Not only Tang, Chinese or Hawaiian, but rather a melding of many cultures. Chock’s work is all hand built using slab and coil technique. Her material is a low-fired white clay body, which creates a smooth surface for glazing. She generally uses matte glazes, highlighting areas with gloss, using brushes, sponges and air brushing.