Portage Pottery Studio Closes Doors After Six Months Of Community Creativity

The pottery studio and Plant shop in Portage, The Potted Plant, has had to make the heavy-hearted announcement that it will be closing permanently as of October 31, after only 6 months.

This unique shop, located at 3798 West Center Ave. in Portage, was the passion and dream of Shawn Brownell, who, after graduating from Michigan State University and pursuing a career in video game design, had a dream to open up the store to pursue his passions in both plants and ceramics.

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The shop itself was more than a place to make pottery, he said, but a place to connect with others, and sadly this weekend will be the end of the studio. I did notice that the license he posted when he initially opened was set to expire on October 31st of this year, but he did not indicate whether that was a factor in the closure of the business.

He made the unfortunate announcement on their Facebook, requesting that anybody who has pending gift cards come in before Halloween.

He’s also offering refunds as an option as well, but is urging anybody who may have gift cards to come in so they can be checked and balanced before they close up permanently.

The shop truly was a place where you could come in and create and be a part of that creative community. Whether you were trying to nurture your own houseplant or create your own handmade ceramic collection, this was one of the places for you to do it.

While our time together was much shorter than I hoped, I’m incredibly grateful to everybody who walked through the door, took a class, made something with us, purchased a plant, or simply cheered us on. The creativity and sense of community experienced during the past six months mean more than words can express. Thank you for the opportunity to create something special together.