18+ Years of Age
Registration for autumn classes is closed.
Winter session request to register will be available
December 1 – 7, 2026.
NOTICE: Class fees will increase with the start of 2027.
Class Description
Our classes present the basics of creating pottery including forming ware and various methods of surface decoration. Throwing on the potter’s wheel is the predominate method of forming taught in the classes. Instruction on handbuilding methods can be included upon student request. Methods of decoration include glazing, underglazing, stamping and others. For further information on a class, please contact the instructor for the class in which you wish to participate. Instructors and classes are listed below.
Class Sessions
Classes are offered on a quarterly basis. Important dates for the sessions follow below along with fees. Individuals who wish to register for a session have a choice of 4 evening classes. Maximum enrollment in sessions is currently limited to 10 students per class. Minimum enrollment for presentation of a class is 6 students. All evening classes begin at 6:30pm, ending at 9pm.
The request to register procedure for all of our classes follows the information given below.
Class Instructors
Monday: Stephen Johnston, toledopottersguild1951@gmail.com
Tuesday: Stephen Johnston, toledopottersguild1951@gmail.com
Wednesday: Steve Broseke, stevebroseke@gmail.com
Friday: Natasha Overton, nroverto27@gmail.com
Class Materials and Fees
All clay working materials and equipment needed for participation in the classes is provided through the class fees. Fees cover tuition, general supplies, basic clay forming took kit, and 25 pounds of clay. Additional clay is available for purchase through the class if it is needed by a student.
Current fees of $206 for class sessions with 10 class meetings.
Current fees of $176 for class sessions with 8 class meetings.
(Class fees will increase at the start of 2027.)
Additional 25 lb. bag of clay is $20.
2026 Classes
Autumn Session 2026 – Registration is closed
Mondays: September 28 – December 7 (no class November 16)
Tuesdays: September 29 – December 8 (no class November 17)
Wednesdays: September 16 – November 18
Fridays: September 18 – November 20
2027 Classes
Winter Session 2027 (10 class meetings)
Tentative Dates, Subject to Change Before December 1, 2026.
Mondays: January 18 – March 22
Tuesdays: January 19 – March 23
Wednesdays: January 6 – March 10
Fridays: January 8 – March 12
Registration: December 1 (12am) – December 7 (11:59pm)
Class fee update will be posted by December 1st.
Request to Register Procedure for All Classes
We use an online system for accepting requests to register for our classes. Prior to spring 2025, we honored requests in the order they were received. The demand was so great that the classes often filled in less than 5 minutes of the time that access to the request form was opened.
Given the above occurrence of rapidly filling classes, we refined our online request to register process to provide a hopefully better opportunity to all individuals to participate in a class, including those that have limited access to the Internet at the time registration is opened. We now incorporate a lottery drawing as part of our system for selecting individuals to register for the classes.
Those wishing to register for a class must do so through the online registration request form; the link to the form is provided below. Do not submit a request to register if you’re not 100% positive that you can participate in a class. In cases where multiple individuals (parent/child, husband/wife, coworkers, etc) wish to take a class together, only one registration request needs to be submitted for the participants. Be sure to provide all names and contact information as requested on the online form. Upon receipt of all requests submitted during the designated request period (see the above class information), the names of individuals will be randomly selected to fill the available spots in the classes. Individuals will be placed in classes in the order they are selected. Should their first choice of class be filled, the individual will be placed in their second choice, or in their third choice if their second choice is filled, or fourth choice if third choice is filled. Those individuals whose registration request is selected in the class lottery will be contacted via e-mail by the instructor of the class in which they have been placed. Individuals whose registration request is not drawn in the class lottery will also be notified via e-mail by the instructors. Notification will occur within 7 days of the closing of the request to register.
Instructors will e-mail their class information/registration form, containing due dates for registering and fee payment, to students selected for participation through the lottery process described above. Please respond promptly to your notification of selection for participation in a class.
ALL COMMUNICATION FOR CLASSES WILL BE VIA E-MAIL! PLEASE CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A DAILY BASIS FOR NOTIFICATION AND MESSAGES FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.
Pottery and the medium of ceramics is demanding of ongoing skill development for the eventual success of the individual. We believe that it is extremely important for individuals who become enthusiastic for the medium through participation in our classes, to be able to continue their development of skills in the medium without the potential of interruption created by the lottery component. Students accepted into a class session through the lottery, may continue in classes for up to an additional 3 consecutive sessions. 4 consecutive sessions in total. Therefore, space for new students each session may be slightly reduced, but not be an amount that we believe is detrimental to the acceptance of new students.
Click this text to request registration in the Autumn Session Adult Pottery Classes (Closed).
Potential Students – Please Read the Following
It has come to the attention of the Toledo Potters’ Guild (TPG), that the operation of pacemakers may be negatively impacted by the motors and magnets in electric pottery wheels. If you currently have a pacemaker, please check with your physician regarding your use of a pottery wheel during classes at TPG. TPG cannot be held responsible for your failing to take acceptable precautions to ensure the proper operation of your pacemaker.
Please Do Not Contact Metroparks for
Class Information
The Metroparks does not coordinate the classes. The Toledo Potters’ Guild is an independent organization managed by a volunteer administration. If you have questions concerning the classes, please contact only the instructors noted above. Thank you!
The Toledo Potters’ Guild is Located at:
5403 Elmer Dr. – Toledo, OH 43615
