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Proud members of the Grand Rapids and Rockford Area Chambers of Commerce.
Schneider Creations was founded in 1999 and
exists today because we sought to fill a need that was missing in the private and commercial sectors – the need for
a one-stop shop for custom art, design, tradeshow displays, specialty restoration, and more.
So many times we've heard people say, "I wish
I had known about you two weeks ago. We had to turn down work because we didn't know anyone who could do that."
We're in business because of those needs. And with a background in special effects for television and motion pictures,
John Schneider has the skills to handle any task you throw out there.
You Dream It . . . We Build It!
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| John Schneider, Owner and Artist, with replica dwarf elephant sculpted for Potomac Museum |
The photo above is of a set John Schneider worked on for Target's® winter commercial with Vanessa Williams.
"In 1999 I started Schneider Creations so I could concentrate more on sculpting, restoration, and
specialty fabrication. Prior to 1999, I was a special effects technician in the motion picture and television industry for
14 years at companies such as Cinnabar in Los Angeles, Motion Picture Makers in Cascade, Michigan, Harmony Scenic Studios
and Gizmos by JD in Minneapolis."
John had his first job as a special effects technician in Hollywood at the age of 17, and now
has over 19 years of experience designing and creating custom pieces for motion picture and television, trade shows, museums,
parks, and private individuals.
John enjoys a wide variety of work, such as sculpting, mold-making, restoration, painting, animatronics,
special effects, welding, machining, rig building, set building, fly rigs, etc. He has sculptures at Whistle Stop
Park in Byron Center, Michigan, and Lamoreaux Park in Sparta, Michigan. He also has interactive children's displays at
Lena Meijer Children's Garden (at Frederick Meijer Gardens) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has sculpted and carved
museum displays such as the one you see here of a dwarf elephant – the skeletal remains of which were found
on Sicily – and has made replica animals, animal parts, food, and human body parts.
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| John sculpting |
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| John (top center) with Vanessa Williams on set |
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