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Tuesday has become one of my favourite days of the week. It is the day I regularly visit Lachute Market, wandering through the tables and stalls looking for unusual objects, forgotten memorabilia and those unexpected little treasures that might one day find their way into a piece of Saville & Brett Assemblage Art. There is rarely a shopping list. That would rather defeat the purpose. Part of the pleasure is simply looking — allowing an object to catch my attention without nec

BREAKING NEWS We're delighted to announce that Saville & Brett has been accepted to exhibit at the upcoming Salon National des Collectionneurs (SNDC) Collectors Show in Saint-Hyacinthe. Open to the public on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, the SNDC is Canada's largest multi-collection show, bringing together more than 650 booths and an extraordinary variety of collectors, specialists and enthusiasts. For more than 25 years, the SNDC has been one of Canada's prem

One of the most rewarding aspects of creating commissioned Assemblage Art is transforming personal memorabilia into meaningful works of art. At Saville & Brett, each custom assemblage tells a unique story, blending history, passion, and treasured keepsakes often supplied by the client into handcrafted shadowbox compositions designed to preserve memories for generations. Two recent commissioned pieces are perfect examples of this. Both are deeply rooted in the world of golf an

Last November marked an important milestone in my creative journey: my first private one-man exhibition of original assemblage art, held at Chalet Bellevue in Morin Heights, Quebec. For the first time, 31 of my original assemblage pieces were brought together under one roof, offering visitors a chance to experience the full range of my work - from historic and vintage collections to music, sports, and personal memory pieces. Assemblage art is deeply rooted in storytelling, an

MONTREAL OLYMPICS Historic assemblage art is where memory and history come together in three dimensions. Unlike traditional painting, assemblage allows real objects from the past to tell their own story - old tickets, medals, photographs, newspaper clippings, souvenirs, and fragments of everyday life. These pieces are carefully brought together to preserve moments in time, creating artworks that feel both personal and historical. In many ways, historic assemblage can be seen

Assemblage Art is a form of art made by bringing together different objects, materials, and memories to create something new. Unlike a painting on a flat canvas, assemblage is often three-dimensional, giving it depth, texture, and story. It can include old photographs, vintage objects, keepsakes, pieces of wood, metal, paper, or anything with meaning. In many ways, assemblage art is like storytelling through objects - where every piece has a history and a purpose. Many people

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the games of the XXI Olympiad, the dream of achieving the impossible. This latest piece of my 'Assemblage Art' celebrates the 50th anniversary this year of this incredible event in our city of Montreal. July 1975 the world gathered in Montreal. Over 6000 athletes from 92 countries descended on our city, creating unforgettable moments and transforming it for ever. The Olympic games left a deep impression and lasting influence on me personally,