Novel Botanical
Malaika RossNovel Botanical is a series of paintings featuring both native and introduced flora found in Western Massachusetts, envisioned within a future landscape. These novel environments serve as a reminder that evolution is ongoing.
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The Maple Samara Keeps Me In A Hopeful State
Novel Botanical 19 by Malaika Ross (2025). 7 x 10 x .01 in. Watercolor and ink on paper.
The red maple (Acer rubrum) seed (maple samara) has appeared regularly in my artwork since 2021. These seeds have always caught my eye each year in ea...
Why Novel Botanical? Why Now?
Novel Botanical 17: Novel Spring 3 (2025). Watercolor and ink on paper. 7 x 10 x .01 in.
Since I was a young girl, I’ve had a fertile imagination. I grew up with my grandparents—an only child, cared for by two older family members who stru...
What Instagram Couldn’t Hold
Spring Botanical 2 (2025). 8 x 11 x .01. Graphite on acid-free sketch paper.
About a week ago, I was unexpectedly locked out of my Instagram account. I panicked and spent days repeating the same steps to try to unlock my account over and o...
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Malaika Ross (she/her) is a Caribbean American artist exploring soil, flowers, and and her identity as a Black diasporic woman. Following her 2023 diagnosis, she created The Visibility Project to uplift Black female cancer survivors.
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