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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.
We are located in the heart of the scenic Brandywine Valley which stretches from Northern Delaware into Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Brandywine area is rich in cultural and historic attractions. For more information on visiting the Brandywine Valley please click on the Area Information links.
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 role of the gallery as bringing a greater appreciation of fine contemporary woodworking to a broader sector of the public. Opening in 1992 with 6 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.
Although the gallery has kept its primary focus on fine woodcraft other media have been slowly introduced over the years including metal, paper and fine craft jewelry. Creations has recently been named “Top 100 Retailer of American Craft” by the publishers of American Style Magazine for the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
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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.
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 (for the final time!) to Hockessin Corner, Delaware
taking advantage of a brand new 2800 sq ft 2-story building specifically
designed by Sherman as gallery space.