Salmon Creek Arts Benefit Event - Auction
For Auction: A unique and monolithic new sculptural redwood vessel (70” x 24”) by artist Ido Yoshimoto - our first visiting artist (way back in 2014!) The piece debuts at our SF Event at Four One Nine - bidding opens at 6pm Friday November 7, and continues through Saturday November 15th at 6pm.
Minimum Starting Bid: $7,000.00 USD. A portion of the proceeds to benefit the programs and operations of our nonprofit - Salmon Creek Arts.
Ido Yoshimoto began his professional career as an arborist, which instilled in him an appreciation for the properties and dynamics of trees and laid the foundation for his artistic practice. Today, his work is rooted in the land and forests of West Marin California, as he creates both sculptural and functional art forms from large pieces of Californian trees, exploring each piece based on what exists within the tree. The characteristics and configurations of rings, scars, and grain all slowly reveal a history and inspiration as he peels back the layers to highlight the nature of the material. Ido’s concepts and directions are an ever-evolving response to what he discovers in each piece of wood.