Membership Application Form

There are two convenient ways to join the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild:

Option 1: ONLINE

Complete the form below and click the Submit button

You'll be prompted to pay online with your Credit Card through PayPal

Option 2: Mail-In Payment

Complete the form below, print it, and mail it with your check to:

Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild
c/o Jean Prophet, Membership Chair
10171 Deeprose Place
Cupertino, CA 95014

The regular membership fee is $45 per year. Full-time students 16 and over, or seniors 60 and over, pay a reduced rate of $35.

Online access to Greenware is included in your membership.

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Membership:	Regular ($45) Senior - 60 and over ($35) Student - 16 and over ($35)
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Volunteering helps the Guild to operate, and it's a great way to meet other members. Please let us know how you can help:

Sales	Exhibits	Workshops	Newsletters (reporting and editing)
Hospitality	Coordinating Volunteers	Events & Field Trips	Education
Website support	Membership	Publicity	Library/Archives
Record keeping	Fundraising	Finances	Serving as an officer
Community Outreach	Presentations Committee (for General Meetings)	Social Functions	Photography and/or Videotaping
Any way I can help!
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your interests. We’ll use this information to understand our membership’s scope of interests and skills as well as for planning purposes relative to future workshops, meetings, and presentations. Check all that apply
1. My experience as a ceramic artist: Brand new to clay 2-10 years 11-20 years More than 20 years			2. I consider myself a: Hobbyist Artist Instructor Professional
3. My ceramic arts education: Self taught Community college, studio classes, etc (non degree) AA degree BA degree Advanced degree			4. Where do you work? I attend classes at: I belong to a studio: I have my own studio
5. Do you own a kiln? Yes
6. Do you sell your work? If so, where? Open studio Craft fairs Galleries Retail shops Cooperative Commissions Website Direct Studio Sales			7. Select your primary method(s) of construction Hand-building Wheel-throwing Slab/Tile Sculpture Casting Extrusion Altering
8. Indicate your current firing practice(s) Low fire Mid fire High fire Electric Reduction Raku Saggar fire Salt fire Soda fire Pit fire Multiple firings Other, please specify			9. I primarily create the following Hand-built pottery Functional pottery 3D sculpture Mixed media art Garden art Tiles Extruded forms Art from molds Other, please specify
10. My glazing/decorative techniques include Dipping/spraying Slip trailing Wax resist Overglazes/underglazes Lusters Terra sigillata Colored clays Inlaid clay Texturing/stamping Decals/image transfers Carving/piercing Sgraffito Crystalline glazes Sprigging Burnishing Other:			11. My experience level regarding glaze formulation/chemistry I use the glazes offered in the classroom or studio I purchase dry or prepared glazes I have a basic understanding of glaze chemistry I use formulas and mix my own glazes I alter glaze formulas and/or develop formulas to create my own custom glazes
12. Indicate topics that would interest you for future workshops, demos, or presentations: Selling my artwork Marketing my artwork Setting up a home studio Glaze chemistry basics Altering glaze formulas to achieve your desired effects Surface decoration techniques Working with porcelain Alternate firing techniques: Salt and soda firing Wood firing Saggar firing Other: Fun with extruders Adding mosaic to your ceramics Throwing BIG Teapots Sculpture basics Advanced sculpture techniques Altering common forms			Specific types of pottery, for example: Native American pottery Asian pottery Ancient pottery Other: