Aria Vega

Aria Vega is a writer, voice artist, and sex educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. She loves mountain views, milky coffee, and her vinyl collection.

August 20, 2025
Rigger tying ropes on a suspended model wearing nude lingerie against pink backdrop.
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Meet The Shibari Study Instructors: Fred Hatt & Anna Bones

Their fates bound together perhaps a little more literally than most, Anatomie Studio founders Fred Hatt and Anna Bones’ story is an ode to love, to vision, and – of course – to ropes.

July 23, 2025
woman holding flogger against abstract purple background with ropes.
9 min read

The Way We Show BDSM On-Screen Is Changing

After a decade of Fifty Shades of Grey, where is kink and BDSM in pop culture headed next?

April 2, 2025
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10 min read

Meet The Shibari Study Instructors: Ms. Reemah

Aria Vega speaks to Atlanta-based rope bondage educator Ms. Reemah to discuss connecting through kink, the human condition, and her two greatest passions: teaching and rope.

August 21, 2024
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7 min read

Meet The Shibari Study Instructors: Fuoco

Aria Vega sits down with Fuoco to discuss a high-flying career that has traversed circus arts, shibari and, frequently, various continents in the name of both.

April 3, 2024
The lower half of a woman's face is depicted with shibari rope close to her.
7 min read

Consent Frameworks Explained: S.S.C., R.A.C.K. & P.R.I.C.K.

Because there’s more to consent in kink than ‘yes’ and ‘no’, these popular BDSM tenets offer consent frameworks for better play.

April 3, 2024
Two hands are connected by shibari rope against a purple background.
6 min read

Is Kink Political?

A brief explainer about the intersection of the personal and the political in terms of kink, BDSM and cultural norms.