Leanne Staples lens-based artist & writer

Image making is what I live for. I create both in visual images and words. My creative process is a process that has evolved out of failure. That is to say, a failure to neatly fit into any specific genres that I have tried out. When I am fortunate, images and words complement each other. They exist together as one complete expression. Embracing chance leads to happy accidents. Repetition leads to style and then boredom. Boredom leads to experimentation. The process begins as clumsy missteps and moves into something akin to dance. I call myself a backward painter. Unlearning grammar. Skirting the edges. Curiosity as currency and camera as paint brush.My works explore the areas of the mind that tend to get lost in the everyday rational thought. They represent the gaps between thoughts and words. Those areas that don’t easily translate into proper grammar. It has been through unlearning the rules that I have been able to find a medium to communicate.I emerge in the middle of my story.

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Mad Act, 5 February 2023

Mad Act, 5 February 2023 #CutAndPaste #Dada #WorksOnPaper https://www.leannestaples.com

Mad Act, 5 February 2023 Mad Act, 5 February 2023

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their qualities, 8 February 2023

their qualities, 8 February 2023 #MixedMedia #PhotoMontage #WorksOnPaper #dada

their qualities, 8 February 2023 their qualities, 8 February 2023

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go go, 8 February 2023

go go, 8 February 2023 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper #dada

go go, 8 February 2023 go go, 8 February 2023

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showstopper, 9 November 2022

showstopper, 9 November 2022 showstopper, 9 November 2022

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Now, I understand, 10 November 2022

Now, I understand, 10 November 2022 Now, I understand, 10 November 2022

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perhapsy, 10 January 2023

perhapsy, 10 January 2023 perhapsy, 10 January 2023

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dissolving flower, 15 January 2023

dissolving flower, 15 January 2023 dissolving flower, 15 January 2023

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Bohemian Mystery, 20 January 2023

Bohemian Mystery, 20 January 2023 Bohemian Mystery, 20 January 2023

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Azucar 6, 25 December 2022

Azucar 6, 25 December 2022 Azucar 6, 25 December 2022

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154 LIS, 9 January 2023

154 LIS, 9 January 2023 154 LIS, 9 January 2023

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& 2, 14 January 2023

& 2, 14 January 2023 & 2, 14 January 2023

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speak sense, 25 August 2022

speak sense, 25 August 2022 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper https://www.leannestaples.com

speak sense, 25 August 2022 speak sense, 25 August 2022

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not allowed, 29 August 2022

not allowed, 29 August 2022 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper https://www.leannestaples.com

not allowed, 29 August 2022 not allowed, 29 August 2022

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Happening, 11 September 2022

Happening, 11 September 2022 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper https://www.leannestaples.com

Happening, 11 September 2022 Happening, 11 September 2022

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everywhere, 23 August 2022

everywhere, 23 August 2022 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper https://www.leannestaples.com

everywhere, 23 August 2022 everywhere, 23 August 2022

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charge, 24 August 2022

charge, 24 August 2022 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper https://www.leannestaples.com

charge, 24 August 2022 charge, 24 August 2022

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to reflect, 17 August 2022

to reflect, 17 August 2022 #mixedmedia #photomontage #worksonpaper https://www.leannestaples.com

to reflect, 17 August 2022 recent mixed media to reflect, 17 August 2022

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