Author

Kristina Libby

Kristina Libby is a writer, artist, professor and technology executive. She has written for and appeared in Salon, Entrepreneur, Popular Mechanics, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and more. Currently a technology executive she focuses on space, defense and critical infrastructure during the day and at night teaches, writes, and creates art in various mediums.

Kristina Libby in Times Square

Coping with Loss

Honoring Those Lost to COVID with Floral Hearts

How an artist is bringing comfort to those impacted by COVID-19 with floral hearts.

Why We Should Have a Living COVID Memorial

Coping with Loss

Why We Should Have a Living COVID Memorial

We need to start thinking about the impact COVID deaths have on our society and what we can do to help.

Funeral Flowers

Coping with Loss

A Guide to Funeral Flowers and Floral Sympathy Rituals Around the World

Around the world, floral creations are used to express sympathy and blessings.

Kristina Libby with Pink Floral Heart

Coping with Loss

Why We Need Community in Moments of Mourning Now More Than Ever

In American culture, death and mortality feel like largely taboo topics.

Floral Heart on Wood

Coping with Loss

Moving Forward: Understanding and Reimagining Loss

The way to address our underlying fear of death isn’t by avoiding the topic. Instead, we need to become more comfortable with it.

Floral Heart with Fountain

Coping with Loss

How Artist Kristina Libby Brought Comfort to Her City Through Floral Heart Designs

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Kristina used her imagination to bring comfort to the public in the form of floral heart arrangements.