Valley News Press Release: Lefty Oracle Deck Art Exhibit at Riverside Art Museum

Kathy Crabbe will be exhibiting 52 original paintings from her Lefty Oracle Deck at the Riverside Art Museum Aug. 4 to Aug. 7. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., during Arts Walk.

Crabbe spent this past year on an artistic journey, with 147 other people in a program through the Riverside Art Museum called “The 52 Project.” It was designed to help participants be more creative by setting goals, discovering their story, capturing ideas in a journal and learning about the “business” of art. This summer, those that participated will be sharing the results of the experience with 33 mini four-day exhibits and a group show.

In particular, Crabbe spent her 52-week creative exploration painting and writing daily. She realized that her “Lefty Series” had to be the focus of the exhibit.

Kathy Crabbe, who will be exhibiting her paintings from her Lefty Oracle Deck at the Riverside Art Museum in August, has been a professional artist since 1992.

“The Leftys are drawn with my non-dominant left hand, and they really changed me,” she said. “They helped me slow down and trust myself as I learned how to listen for the lines to lead me.”

Crabbe explained that she starts by drawing the head, and from there a character is born often with a totally made up name. She created a Lefty Oracle deck and started giving intuitive soul readings which have, according to the artist, touched many lives.

“Planning this exhibit has pushed me to finish telling each of the Leftys’ stories and to self-publish a 52-card Lefty Oracle deck along with a guidebook of journal prompts, affirmations and games that I will share during my exhibit,” she said.

Crabbe grew up in Canada and moved to Temecula in 2000 and has worked as a professional artist since 1992. Her art has been exhibited at the San Diego Women’s History Museum, Orange County Museum of Art and Sawdust Art Festival. She has also been published by “We’Moon Datebook” and has mentored and taught at Mt. San Jacinto College, Inspire San Diego Studio, Wise Woman University and HGTV. She is a founding member of the Temecula Artist’s Circle, Temecula Writer’s Cafe and Riverside Art Museum Printmaker’s Network.

The Riverside Art Museum, located on 3425 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, can be reached by visiting riversideartmuseum.org or calling (951) 684-7111.

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A 52 Week Artistic Journey at Riverside Art Museum

Pix from The 52 Project at the Riverside Art Museum. 

I'll be exhibiting all 52 originals from my Lefty Oracle Deck in August and I'll be on hand for the opening on Thursday, August 4th from 6-9 pm, Be prepared to receive handouts from my soon-to-be-published Lefty Oracle Guidebook with some intuitive journaling exercises, how to use the cards in a reading, body movement challenges and other fun stuff. Learn more + win a deck here.

The lovely Laura Ryan and her pear painting; part of The 52 Project group exhibit

Me and Sharon Zorn-Katz in front of her quilt of Mexico as viewed from an airplane

Chris Sanders swimming in the Carioca Soul Exhibit next door to The 52 Project exhibit

About The 52 Project:
I went on a 52-week artistic journey, with 147 other people, this past year. It was a program through the Riverside Art Museum called “The 52 Project” and it was designed to help us be more creative through setting goals, discovering our story, capturing ideas in a journal and learning about the “business” of art. This summer we will be sharing the results of this amazing experience with 33 mini 4-day exhibits and a Group Show.

The Riverside Art Museum has been very generous in supporting us so we have agreed, as a group, to help raise some funds to help underwrite the installation of the summer shows and bring in some seed money to insure the continuation of The 52 Project.

To keep this worthwhile Project going please click here to donate to the Riverside Art Museum.

Sag Full Moon Art Update

Dear Artsy Fartsy Soul,

It's another Full Moon in Sagittarius (very rare!) plus the Solstice and I've got lots of artsy news to share!

Sag Full Moon Mascot - A Print Giveaway! (See above)

This month's giveaway is a hand signed print from my upcoming Lefty Oracle Deck and the winner is: ANDREW LIEBLING!

I chose Mantra to represent the Sagittarius Full Moon because hey, Sag IS blunt and don't we all want to be like a cat at times? Try it! Give yourself some ME time today in honour of the Full Moon.

In the Lefty Spotlight: How Tamara Loosens Up & Has Fun Painting
Lefty Show-girl Ckhallita is now on display at Riverside Art Museum's "Carioca Soul" exhibit

Here's a video I made telling Mantra's Story plus my Full Moon altar - May it inspire YOU!
Sneak Peek at Hawk-Wind - an Illustration for Sage Woman Magazine

To receive my New Moon Museletter please sign up here.

To learn more about my soon-to-be published Lefty Oracle Deck please click here. Today during my Full Moon meditation I learned that creating my new website in Lefty style is going to help YOU and me learn about focusing on our magick and that ONE special gift we have that will change the world.

Sparkly Blessings!
Kathy Crabbe

About Kathy: Kathy Crabbe has been an artist and writer forever and a soul reader since awakening her intuitive gifts at age forty after five years painting with her non-dominant left hand. This awoke her intuition in a big way. In 2008 she created a Lefty Oracle deck and started giving intuitive soul readings that have touched many lives in profound and playful ways. Kathy lives in sunny Southern California with her pet muses and architect husband in an adobe-style home they built themselves.

Flaunt it Baby, If Ya Got It - This Leftys Got Style! New Exhibit at RAM

Ckhallita show-girl with style is from my Lefty Oracle Series and is now hanging at the Riverside Art Museum in an exhibit called Carioca Soul. She will be on display from June 16-August 18, 2016 and she'd love to flaunt her stuff for you so stop on by. Learn more about my upcoming Lefty Oracle Deck here. All 52 originals from the deck will be on display from August 4-7. To make a donation to the museum please click here.

Carioca Soul expresses the feeling of Rio de Janeiro, host to this year's Summer Olympics. The exuberant nature of Cariocas is a mirror of a living scenario, framed by the vibrant nature and human warmth of a city that lives joyfully and likes to share its sky, its ocean, and its happiness.

Click here to purchase a print of Ckhallita.

Week 6 of The 52 Project ~ First Open Studio

Writer. Artist. Words as important as images in my work.

Attended the first Open Studio for The 52 Project.

While hanging out in the Artist's Room I longed for the Writers Room. I longed for the quiet, the introspection, the written word, the self-examination. To me, this is sacred. The Artist's Room was N-O-I-S-Y! Piercing whistles could not get their attention. What was I doing here? I did manage to share my Lefty journal with others and take a look at some other journals. After a bit I left and headed over to the Writer's Room where I could breathe again. One room for extroverts and one for introverts. Interesting.

During these 52 weeks I am not defining myself or focusing on art sales/marketing. I am free. We'll see where it leads.

Week 6 Leftys

About Kathy & the Leftys

Kathy Crabbe is an artist and energy reader living in sunny SoCal with her husband and pet muses, Abby the big, shaggy black dog and Djinn Djinn the small, scruffy one in an adobe home they built themselves.

Kathy is painting a Lefty-a-Day for 365 days (The 52 Project) and posting all works in-progress daily on Instagram and weekly here.