Aria is a first generation Azorean-American. She grew up in a nomadic and traditional European family. From an early age she experienced highly spiritual and synchronistic events which over time grew into an avid interest in the occult. The exploration of those themes have deeply woven themselves into her life and reflectively her art.She is an experienced student of the tarot as well as other occult studies. She also writes for skinned knees on the topics of psychology, alchemy, and tarot for Skinned Knees.net.