ABOUT GEOUL

Made by
Jasmine Suh.

A Korean American artist in Atlanta creating hand-engraved mirrors inspired by botanicals, natural landscapes, and the forms found in nature.

THE ARTIST

Finding my way
back to art.

I’m Jasmine Suh, a Korean American artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Art has always been a constant in my life. I was once set on pursuing it professionally and was accepted into school for architecture, but the pressure to choose a more conventional and practical path ultimately led me to study engineering instead.

Even as my career moved in a different direction, I never really stopped thinking about art. There were periods when I wasn’t creating at all, but the desire to make something of my own never really went away. Eventually, art became something I found my way back to in my free time—a space to experiment, work with my hands, and reconnect with a part of myself that had taken a back seat in my professional life.

That’s eventually what led me to Geoul. It started as a creative hobby in my free time, but I quickly found myself completely invested in it. I loved finding mirrors and figuring out what artwork felt right for each one, letting the shape, frame, and character of the mirror guide the design rather than treating every piece the same.

My work is especially inspired by florals, botanical forms, natural landscapes, and the small details found in nature. It’s an aesthetic that has followed me for years—many of my own tattoos are botanical, reflecting the same flowers, organic forms, and natural imagery that continue to find their way into my engravings.

Today, I create both available pieces and custom commissions, with select work shown at The Modernist in West Midtown, Atlanta.

THE NAME

거울

The name Geoul comes directly from my Korean heritage. 거울—romanized as geoul—is the Korean word for “mirror.” I wanted the studio name to feel simple and closely connected to both what I make and where I come from.

There’s something fitting about creating art on an object made for reflection. For me, Geoul brings together heritage, identity, and creativity—transforming something familiar and functional into something personal and one-of-a-kind.