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Salmon Creek Editions:
IDO YOSHIMOTO





VESSEL is a unique and monolithic new redwood sculpture by artist Ido Yoshimoto - our first visiting artist way back in 2014. This piece debuted with a large-scale ikebana installation by the artist at our special event on November 7th, 2025 at Four One Nine in San Francisco. A portion of proceeds go to our non-profit 501(c)3 Salmon Creek Arts. 
  • Minimum starting bid $7500. SOLD
  • 70” tall x 24” diameter.
  • Online auction through 6pm PST, Sunday, November 16th, 2025.
  • Contact office(at)salmoncreekarts(dot)org for more information.


Timeline
  • 240 million years: Coastal redwoods lineage
  • 20 million years: Coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) established along the Pacific coast.
  • 12,500 years: documented history of Kashia Band of Pomo peoples in Northern California.
  • 2000 years: lifespan of Coastal redwood.
  • 175-50 years: logging of 95% of old-growth redwood forests.
  • 55 years: Salmon Creek Farm established as a commune on 33 acres of Coastal redwoods on the Mendocino Coast.
  • 11 years: Artist Fritz Haeg purchases SCF from the last communards, reviving it as a long-term living art project.
  • 3 years: Salmon Creek Arts non-profit 501(c)3 established.
  • 6 months: Salmon Creek Arts takes over programming and operations of SCF, including Schools of Salmon Creek.
  • 1 week: Artist Ido Yoshimoto creates Vessel as a tribute to the redwoods he grew up among and in support of 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  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.

Learn more about Salmon Creek Arts here and more Ido’s work featured here:


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