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About the Gallery One of the few fine craft galleries in the country specializing in wood, Creations Fine American Craft (originally called “Creations Fine Woodworking Gallery”) features the contemporary works of over 200 American, Canadian, and Australian artisans. The majority work with 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.
We are now located at the Shoppes at Louviers, two miles from downtown Newark, Delaware, home of the University of Delaware. Newark is on the southern edge of the Brandywine Valley which stretches from Northern Delaware into Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Brandywine area is rich in cultural and historic attractions. About UsFollowing 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.” Sherman sees the primary role of the gallery as bringing a greater appreciation of fine contemporary woodworking to a broader sector of the public. Opening in 1992 with six furniture makers, the gallery now features over 200 US, Australian and Canadian woodworkers whose bench-made products range from clocks, jewelry boxes, toys and games to one-of-a-kind sculptures and commissioned furniture.
Once again responding to changing demographics, Sherman made a decision in early 2009 to relocate the gallery to a new, upscale shopping center. The Shoppes at Louviers features a mix of restaurants and retail stores, along with dance and athletic studios. Current Hours
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Over the past eighteen years, Creations has steadily broadened its focus to include a more diverse selection of American craft media including jewelry, glass, ceramics, metal and paper. To accurately reflect this expansion, the gallery has been recently renamed “Creations Fine American Craft.”
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 2800 sq. ft. 2-story building specifically designed as gallery space.