Charles Splady
Born in 1949, Charles D. Splady is an American sculptor whose work explores the enduring cycle of metal and its transformation across time. Drawing on generations of craft, his sculptures evoke ancient tools, symbolic forms, and imagined devices—each piece a meditation on memory, process, and material.
Splady studied at the University of Wisconsin and graduated from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1971. That same year, he founded Splady Art Studios in Oakland, CA—an all-inclusive metal art studio specializing in sculpture, architectural metalwork, and design.
Rooted in a deep respect for the history of making, Splady approaches metal as a living medium—melted, reformed, and recast across centuries. His practice reflects not just technical mastery, but a philosophical connection to the universal language of form.
Detail of Dream Device
2023
14.5” x 16” x 121.5”
Iron
Dream Accelerator
2023
14.25” x 14.75” x 135”
Iron
Thought Filter
2023
18” x 19.25” x 136”
Iron
Iron Alter
2023
18” x 16” x 82”
Iron
Harmonic Tectonic
2023
86.5” x 12” 15”
Iron
Solar Template
2023
58” x 17” 8”
Iron
Iron Women
2017
84” x 10” x 9”
Iron
Easel of Enlightenment
2018
75” x 18” x 24”
Iron
Epicurus
2018
70” x 24” x 8”
Iron
Hypathia
2018
61" x 36" x 8"
Iron
Nucleus
2013
4” x 4” x 4.5”
Bronze
Nucleus 2
2013
4” x 4” x 4”
Copper
Edge of a Dream
2023
10.5” x 6” x 4.5”
Steel
Tectonic Dream
2023
5” x 1.25” x 4.5”
Steel
Shamans Abacus 1
2015
15" x 3.25” x 39"
Brass, Copper
Shamans Abacus 2
2016
19.75” x 3.75“ 31”
Copper
Crystal Algorithm
1996
7.5” x 2.5” x 31”
Bronze
Artist Microscope
2006
8” x 9.5” x 14.5”
Copper, Bronze
The Cave Maquette
2019
1.75" x 1.5" x 4.25"
Copper, Bronze
Dream Felter
2008
20" x 8.5" x 20.5"
Bronze
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4701 San Leandro Street
Building 6H
Oakland, California