Artist | Designer | Death Doula

Mala (she/they)

Mala (she/they), also known as Trishia Frulla, is a queer FilAm artist, designer, and death worker currently rerooting in Luiseño Territory (Escondido, CA). Her art practice weaves together stories of trauma, ancestry, and becoming, and is deeply intertwined with her work as a death doula.

Guided by curiosity, love, and devotion, Mala tends to life’s thresholds—where loss gives way to renewal and care becomes ritual. Their practice supports and has been supported by Ulirat Gatherings, Community Deathcare Digest, the School of Liberating Education, Art.Coop, Artists Building Community Project, and various activist spaces.

Through her studio, HypoFutures, she guides endings and designs beginnings—reflecting purpose, and cultivating networks of care along the way.