Amaria Stark

Amaria was born in rural Victoria, spent her early years in remote Arnhem Land, and now lives in Melbourne. Her parents migrated to Australia from the Netherlands, and she was the first of nine children. They grew up speaking two languages, without a TV, but surrounded by books and opportunities to use their imagination. Amaria’s childhood ambition was to become an artist or an author… instead she became a primary school teacher and has especially enjoyed teaching Visual Art. She never stopped drawing or writing, however, and as her teaching years drew to a close, her first book, “A Silent Sentinel” was finally published.