About Kaylene Mauri

 I am an Australian singer, writer and illustrator residing in the vibrant port city of Fremantle. I enjoy bright colours, op-shops, shiny objects, and chihuahuas.

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Since a young age, I have had an enormous passion for creative pursuits - in particular, music, writing and visual arts. I like to imagine I was gifted these talents by trading away superfluous skills such as mathematics, a sense of direction, and the ability to remember people's names.

 

My creative meanderings have led me down a variety of paths. I don't like to specialise - why choose a single toy box when you can play in all of them? (As anyone else with ADHD will attest, variety keeps the dopamine flowing.)​

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Music

I first chose to follow my love for music, training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where I graduated with a Bachelor in Music Studies (Jazz Voice). I am the lead singer for 'Round Midnight', a Dixieland-style jazz septet, and a guest singer for the 'Lion's Big Band', a Lions Club affiliated charity swing band. I also perform solo gigs, singing in a vast array of styles and genres.

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Illustration

My style as an illustrator has evolved into a kaleidoscopic wonderland of colour, starscapes and cute characters. I dabble in watercolour and gouache, but my medium of choice is the digital canvas. I also dabbled in webcomics, but soon realised my storytelling dreams were a better fit for serialised novels. (They got a little too big to ever finish as a comic!)

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Writing

For as long as I can remember, my mind has played host to fantastical worlds, characters and stories. Most of my art is drawn from this wellspring. I've always wanted to share these stories, and after some initial success with my webcomic, I began re-writing it as an illustrated novel project, 'Spring Tide Rebellion' - part of a broader project I call 'Dragonfeathers'.

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