Schiffmacher's Original 'Carved Wood' - Artwork - Straight from the Basement Collection

Schiffmacher's Original 'Carved Wood' - Authentic Basement Collection

Before the needle, there was the knife. 'Carved Wood' goes back to the beginning — black and white, cut deep, straight from Schiffmacher's Basement.

Carving is the oldest form of mark-making. Long before ink and skin, human beings picked up a blade and cut their stories into wood — into totems, into ships, into the walls of places that mattered. 'Carved Wood' by Henk Schiffmacher honours that origin. In black and white, with the weight and texture of something that has been worked by hand rather than printed by machine, this piece connects the ancient act of carving to the modern tradition of tattooing. The line between the two has always been thinner than people think.

Artwork Details

• Type: Original handmade artwork
• Style: Black and white painting
• Artist: Henk Schiffmacher
• Collection: Straight from the Basement
• Status: One-of-a-kind piece
• Price: €349.95
• Size: 41x31cm (LxW)

Why This Artwork is Special

Henk Schiffmacher — 'Hanky Panky' — is not just a tattoo artist. He is a historian of mark-making in all its forms. His collection of tattoo artefacts and tribal art is world-renowned, and that depth of knowledge lives in every piece he creates. 'Carved Wood' is Schiffmacher reaching back through centuries of human expression and pulling something essential forward into the present.

Cut Into Something That Lasts

Wood remembers the blade. Skin remembers the needle. Both are acts of permanence — a decision to leave a mark that outlasts the moment. In black and white, 'Carved Wood' captures that quality of permanence: the grain, the depth, the sense that something real has been worked here by a hand that knew exactly what it was doing. This is art for people who understand that the best things in life are made to last.

What You Get

• Handmade and authentic original artwork
• Direct from Schiffmacher's studio
• Carefully packaged for safe shipping
• A one-of-a-kind piece connecting ancient craft to tattoo culture
• Bold, textured statement art for collectors who dig deep

One-of-a-kind piece — carved once, never repeated.

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