Libby Torbeck

Artist, Brainstormer, Christian, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Explorer, World traveler

Flight Director, educator, artist, gamer, #TEDxIntuit Artist in Residence and speaker. Captivated by awe, wonder, bravery, & the things that inspire it - and thrilled to share it with others via the arts. Hopeless optimist. Saved by grace. Obsessed w/space.

I'm passionate about space and science. I'm passionate about art. I'm passionate about people. But most of all, I'm passionate about encouraging people to engage with their passions & futures!

What can you not NOT do? -- What is that little thing you love and are passionate about but maybe don't pay any attention to? It is, in fact, probably one of your most powerful tools for impacting the world around you.

My TED journey began in late 2013/early 2014 when two totally different things were developing simultaneously in my life: 1) I was starting to acknowledge and lean into my role as an artist, and 2) I became friends with a TEDx organizer out in CA. Taking a chance in both of these areas turned out to be one of the best things I ever did - These two spheres collided one day when my friend called me and said, "How would you like to be the Artist in Residence for a little event I'm putting on called TEDx?" Less than a year later I was standing on a stage in Mountain View, CA, addressing an audience of around 300 people and creating live art, surrounded by an event already covered in my artistic fingerprints. And I know this is only my beginning!

Drama! -- my partner and I love to create characters for role playing games and then invest in acting them out (props and voices included!), and at my job I love to make kids *and* adults believe their mission is real.