Screwed

Screwed Industrial Skull Ornament

Screwed turns a grinning skull into something that looks as though it has been constructed from the contents of a workshop drawer. Nuts, bolts and screw-like forms crowd across the face, while deep eye sockets and exposed teeth keep the skull instantly recognisable beneath the mechanical detailing.

Standing approximately 12 cm tall, the ornament is cast in polyresin and hand-painted to resemble dark metal hardware rather than being assembled from loose components. Threaded forms, circular nuts and pointed fixings continue around the crown and rear, with darker shading worked into the recesses to give the surface extra depth.

• Height: Approximately 12 cm
• Material: Polyresin
• Finish: Hand-painted
• Design: Skull sculpted from nuts, bolts and screw-like forms
• Colour: Dark metallic-effect tones
• Style: Industrial, macabre and alternative
• Approx. weight: 0.5 kg

A Skull Built from Workshop Hardware

The design works because the smaller mechanical details never completely overpower the face beneath them. From a distance, Screwed still reads clearly as a skull; up close, the surface breaks into individual threads, fastenings and layered industrial forms.

That contrast gives the ornament much of its character, particularly around the brow, crown and cheekbones where the sculpted hardware builds up most heavily.

Industrial Texture with a Macabre Edge

Its metallic-effect finish gives Screwed a heavier, machinery-inspired mood without suggesting that the piece is made from real metal. Darkened recesses add contrast between the raised details, while the broad grin and hollow eye sockets keep the macabre character unmistakable.

It makes an especially strong addition to a darker display of Skull Ornaments, while the bolts, threads and faux-metal finish give it an obvious connection to our Steampunk collection. Its more grotesque sculptural side also works well alongside the unusual forms found in Gargoyles, Grotesques and Horror.