Creations Fine American Craft

Specialties

About the Gallery One of the few fine craft galleries in the country specializing in wood, Creations Fine Woodworking Gallery features the contemporary works of over 200 American, Canadian, and Australian artisans. Craftspersons represented work in a wide variety of woods, from the domestic to the exotic. Offerings include distinctive studio art furniture and sculpture, clocks, wood carvings, jewelry, boxes, and many other items in a wide price range. Select personal or corporate gift items in a range of prices off the floor, or commission custom furniture — from a single piece to an entire room — created to your specifications.

For the serious wood turning collector, Creations offers a large selection of pieces produced by many of the finest lathe turners from the United States and Australia. We are located in the heart of the scenic Brandywine Valley which stretches from Northern Delaware into Southeastern Pennsylvania…

History

Established in 1992.

The original site for the gallery was a renovated, historic snuff mill in Yorklyn, Delaware. After three years in the mill building, Creations moved to a smaller but more accessible location in Greenville, Delaware. In 1999, Creations moved to Hockessin Corner, Delaware taking advantage of a 2-​story building specifically designed as gallery space. Responding to impending local disruption caused by major road improvements near Hockessin Corner, Sherman made a decision in early 2009 to move the gallery to the Shoppes at Louviers in Newark, Delaware. With road work completed, and the Village of Hockessin once again a vibrant, desirable shopping area, Creations Gallery has returned to Hockessin Corner, home of the Back Burner Restaurant, just a few feet away from their original Hockessin location.

Meet the Business Owner

John S.

Business Owner

Following a successful 20-​year career as a research/​consulting scientist at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, John Sherman opened Creations Fine Woodworking Gallery in 1992.

Sherman, with degrees from Hamilton College (BA), University of Vermont (MS) and the University of Delaware (PhD), decided it was time to let the right side of his brain have sway over his «second life.» Inspiration for the gallery came from a family background in small business, a woodworking hobby and a desire to «rail against the homogenization of our society where chain stores and giant, vacuous superstores have spread across the nation like a plague.» Opening in 1992 with six furniture makers, the gallery now features a large number of US, Australian and Canadian artisans representing a broad range of crafts ranging from aesthetic to purely functional work.

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