#ArtistsAreArk: Hazel Griffiths

In anticipation of Project Ark’s upcoming GENESIS DROP CAMPAIGN we spotlight the creative talents behind our exclusive NFTs.

Project Ark
3 min readMay 7, 2021

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Explore Hazel’s dreamlike universe for an immersive experience that gives endless support to our natural world.

Seasoned from an early age to master the techniques of oil painting, watercolor and encaustic wax, Hazel has built up a name in the digital art space for several years now. This nature lover creates beautiful and immersive digital pieces that include virtual and augmented reality experiences where she expresses the full potential of her creativity.

Across the variety of mediums that she masters, there is a common red thread to Hazel’s artistic adventures: she always puts creativity at the service of conservation and nature. Take for instance her immersive digital artworks, produced in dedication to support the underwater corals, which precisely underscore her passion to protect our natural world.

Hazel Coral Reef VR experience is supporting the conservation effort toward such a precious natural resource

It was a no-brainer for Project Ark to team up with Hazel and have her join Project Ark’s founding artist pool. A perfect match!

I’ve been passionate about creating and conservation ever since I was about 8 years old. I would spend my birthday money on buying an acre of rainforest so it couldn’t be cut down. I would spend hours creating elaborate fairy gardens from moss, sticks and other found objects. This project {Project Ark} couldn’t be more perfect for me!

Hazel in front of her art at the ‘Changing Landscapes’ exhibition in Fort Lauderdale
Augmented Reality at the ‘Changing Landscapes’ exhibition in Fort Lauderdale

One of her first digital accomplishments was to create psychedelic universes for the multiverse experience at the Burning Man festival. Pushing boundaries and opening up new ways in which art could be viewed and experienced was both the intention and reward behind this experiential piece of digital artwork.

Since then, Hazel has produced a series of imaginary landscapes in which fantastic vegetal forms bloom and come to life. These landscapes are nothing less than the fantasized representations of our inner states. The artist explores the mysterious layers of our intellect, our deeper memory and connection to nature. She uses an aesthetic that is imbued with poetry and hints to ancient mythology. Hazel’s creation and first collab with Project Ark is precisely an inner immersion that takes us into a magical fantasy world.

Hazel’s immersive universes: ‘Earth Day’ — a recent collab with Allauras

This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join our Genesis Drop Campaign and get a rare NFT that helps save the planet!

Hazel first collab with Project Ark

We at Project Ark are honoured to and excited to have Hazel be part of our artist community!

Hazel’s unique NFT artwork will be hiding inside one of the Platinum Eggs that will be auctionned through the Genesis Drop Campaign on our Project Ark website!

These exquisite NFTs embed a century-old, local traiditons of intricate Romanian Eggs transformed into precious and exquisite artworks that even include melodious original music compositions! Proceeds of the Genesis Drop campaign will be used to directly support a community-led conservation project with WWF Romania that brings back the bison to the Carpathian mountains.

This is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a rare and unique NFT that helps save the planet

Join us in endorsing Hazel’s quest to impact the art world with a huge splash and change the world for the better, supporting her conservation journey.

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If you were wondering what encaustic wax is, check out this video where Hazel explains about her technic and creating coral like design

Hazel interview at the Gildea Contemporary Art Gallery in 2019

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