Tiamtree
Eom Serim
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Where wood remembers time, landscape, and the quiet warmth of everyday life.
Tiamtree, led by artist Serim Eom, transforms the inherent beauty of wood into sculptural objects that hold memory, landscape, and emotional resonance. Each piece begins with a deep respect for the natural character of the material—its rings, grains, density, and unexpected hollows—allowing the organic qualities of zelkova, hornbeam, black persimmon, and other Korean woods to guide the form.
Through a harmonious combination of wood-turning and hand-carving, Tiamtree creates objects that feel both familiar and newly discovered. Traditional jar silhouettes, household vessels, tea trays, and personal keepsake boxes are reinterpreted with contemporary sensitivity. The artist’s carving lines often recall personal memories—sledding paths on a winter hillside, the courtyard of an old countryside home, or the warmth of shared daily rituals.
Patterns ranging from honeycomb-like textures to delicate miniature carvings invite viewers to appreciate the wood from afar and again up close, revealing layers of detail that shift with distance and light. Each work balances solidity with softness, roughness with refinement, celebrating the quiet elegance embedded in natural material.
Tiamtree’s pieces bring a grounded presence to any space—objects that carry the warmth of handcraft, the memory of place, and the timeless calm of nature itself.
Main activity genre
Wood & Lacquerware
Category
Craft
ARTWORKS
This black-finished jar highlights the natural grain of zelkova wood and draws inspiration from the forms of traditional everyday vessels—such as old wine jars or flower vases—that once held a familiar place in the lives of ordinary people.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning
This objet is crafted to highlight the innate strength of zelkova wood, featuring a rough carved pattern that enhances its solid character.
Its most distinctive qualities are the pronounced growth rings and the interplay of large carvings containing smaller carved details within them.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
This piece is made from locally sourced Korean hornbeam.
Although it has a brown tone similar to walnut, it contains a wider range of subtle color variations, adding visual interest to the wood.
The regular carving pattern resembles the structure of a honeycomb, enhancing its distinctive character.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
This jar is crafted to highlight the natural characteristics of black persimmon wood, particularly its striking dark grain patterns.
Delicate, small-scale carvings add visual depth, offering different points of interest when viewed from afar and up close.
The central hollow is a natural formation, making this piece an objet that brings an element of nature into everyday space.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Hill Box]
This piece is part of the box series first introduced in February 2025.
Following memories of running around the hill behind an old countryside home, the carved line depicts a single sledding path sliding down the snowy slope.
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and White.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Hill Box]
This piece is part of the box series first introduced in February 2025.
Following memories of running around the hill behind an old countryside home, the carved line depicts a single sledding path sliding down the snowy slope.
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and White.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Hill Box]
This piece is part of the box series first introduced in February 2025.
Following memories of running around the hill behind an old countryside home, the carved line depicts a single sledding path sliding down the snowy slope.
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and White.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Garden Box]
If the Hill Box captures memories from outside the old countryside home, the Courtyard Box records the memories held within it.
In the central courtyard where three traditional hanok houses meet, families made meju, tended the fire in the kitchen hearth, and children played together.
These radiant moments are expressed through finely carved fragments that come together to form the “courtyard.”
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and Black Persimmon.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Garden Box]
If the Hill Box captures memories from outside the old countryside home, the Courtyard Box records the memories held within it.
In the central courtyard where three traditional hanok houses meet, families made meju, tended the fire in the kitchen hearth, and children played together.
These radiant moments are expressed through finely carved fragments that come together to form the “courtyard.”
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and Black Persimmon.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Garden Box]
If the Hill Box captures memories from outside the old countryside home, the Courtyard Box records the memories held within it.
In the central courtyard where three traditional hanok houses meet, families made meju, tended the fire in the kitchen hearth, and children played together.
These radiant moments are expressed through finely carved fragments that come together to form the “courtyard.”
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and Black Persimmon.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
[Garden Box]
If the Hill Box captures memories from outside the old countryside home, the Courtyard Box records the memories held within it.
In the central courtyard where three traditional hanok houses meet, families made meju, tended the fire in the kitchen hearth, and children played together.
These radiant moments are expressed through finely carved fragments that come together to form the “courtyard.”
The series is presented in four versions: Black, Walnut, Maple, and Black Persimmon.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
This teaware tray features a carved flower-petal motif distinctly engraved within the central ring.
It is one of the pieces with the highest level of craftsmanship, combining both wood-turning and hand-carving techniques.
It can be used as an individual tea tray, a small dessert table, or a serving tray for guests.
The piece has a slight weight for stability, yet is crafted to remain convenient to move.
The series is available in four finishes—Black, Walnut, Maple, and White—allowing it to be styled to complement the atmosphere of any existing tableware or interior setting.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
This teaware tray features a carved flower-petal motif distinctly engraved within the central ring.
It is one of the pieces with the highest level of craftsmanship, combining both wood-turning and hand-carving techniques.
It can be used as an individual tea tray, a small dessert table, or a serving tray for guests.
The piece has a slight weight for stability, yet is crafted to remain convenient to move.
The series is available in four finishes—Black, Walnut, Maple, and White—allowing it to be styled to complement the atmosphere of any existing tableware or interior setting.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
This teaware tray features a carved flower-petal motif distinctly engraved within the central ring.
It is one of the pieces with the highest level of craftsmanship, combining both wood-turning and hand-carving techniques.
It can be used as an individual tea tray, a small dessert table, or a serving tray for guests.
The piece has a slight weight for stability, yet is crafted to remain convenient to move.
The series is available in four finishes—Black, Walnut, Maple, and White—allowing it to be styled to complement the atmosphere of any existing tableware or interior setting.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving
This teaware tray features a carved flower-petal motif distinctly engraved within the central ring.
It is one of the pieces with the highest level of craftsmanship, combining both wood-turning and hand-carving techniques.
It can be used as an individual tea tray, a small dessert table, or a serving tray for guests.
The piece has a slight weight for stability, yet is crafted to remain convenient to move.
The series is available in four finishes—Black, Walnut, Maple, and White—allowing it to be styled to complement the atmosphere of any existing tableware or interior setting.
Production Year: 2025
Production Technique: Woodturning, Carving