Specialties
Creations Gallery, located near Wilmington, Delaware, features unique American-made gifts, furnishings and accessories in wood, glass, metal and ceramics for home and office. Featuring over 150 fine craft artists in both modern and contemporary styles, Creations is your all occasion gift destination.
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.
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.