Membership Renewal

There are two ways to renew your Guild membership:

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

If you prefer, 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.


First Name: Last Name:
Company Name (if applicable):
Address:
City: State: Zip:
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Membership: Regular ($45)
Senior - 60 and over ($35)
Student - 16 and over ($35)
 
Date of Birth: (mm/dd/yyyy)

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: