.. stitches pamphlet slowly to music
We have just made this short film while making our new poetry pamphlet ‘Under Lines’ with artwork by Susan Bennetta and music on Persian Setar. It marks our lead up to SEAS Open Studios 6-7 & 14-14 June 2026 where we are also showing new paintings, sculpture, soft sculpture, poetry pamphlets, and the beautiful collaborative Artist Book, featuring artists from the Deal area.
Here’s the film link:
42 is apparently the meaning of life, the universe, and everything – which is meaningless. (Hitch Hikers Guide)
However, I believe that, in the split second that is our life, we can wish to do no harm, and make meaning…
a thing of beauty from 1967 – because it was the 60’s and I was there, I remember nothing…
a difficult and easy process…
from our garden at Walmer, Deal, Kent UK, with all good wishes
get a dog: then the day can really start – warm up, slow is good, keep it up, repeat & look forward to existential conversations with your dog – available 24/7
sometimes you have to go back to the future …
people not in history, wise folk, human-kind
my latest corkscrew hazel Killick in our garden mooring, with good wishes (nb. Killick – ancient anchor for small boat)
We lived in a small hamlet in the hills of the Charente, France for seven years, and each year in May/June the neighbourhood party was held (Fête des Voisins). This often involved a long period of standing around before drink was offered/allowed until the last person had arrived. Every year followed suit; sampling the homemade food and drink (mostly alcohol) which we had all contributed. One year my wife was formally congratulated on her tarte au citron (lemon tart) and a lovely old chap from the hamlet would once again pour us all a generous glass of Pinot Charente (a fortified homemade wine). One year we took along a new English neighbour who looked aghast into the bottom of her glass to see the multitude of tiny flies remaining – an annual tradition…
philip bennetta 