Granite 7x10x6ft 8.00 tons. Location: Cramond Waterfront

This photo was taken during the hard winter of 2011. Rarely does one see snow on the beach.
To see a short video about this sculpture on the day it was inaugurated go to Links on the right hand column of this page and click on The Cramond Association.

Granite: 5 x 5 x 4ft. 4 tonnes. For sale. Location: sculptor’s yard, Cramond Kirk, Edinburgh.

To see the creation of the Baby Elephant go to Latest News on Video – Ronald Rae returns to carving granite Parts One, Two, Three and Four. This is Rae’s eighth elephant sculpture drawing attention once again to a much-loved endangered species.

Granite: 8x17x7 ft 20.00 tons. Location: No longer at Holyrood Park, now in St Andrew Square Garden, Edinburgh. For Sale.

Lion of Scotland

The Lion is the traditional symbol both of power and of Scottish identity. The sculpture was ideally sited between the Royal Palace of Holyrood House and the home of the Parliament elected by the Scottish people and beneath that other lion couchant, Arthur’s Seat from 2006 -2010.

The Lion has been voted the best-loved sculpture in Edinburgh. One rarely passes it without seeing the public engage with it – either taking photos or climbing on it as children do. There is no doubt it is greatly loved. In 2008 a formal petition was drawn up by the Scottish Blue Badge Guides to keep the Lion at Holyrood, plus thousands of signatures from local people and visitors to the city who wanted the Lion to stay there, which resulted in a further two years stay for the sculpture on loan to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. However the contract ended in April 2010 and could not be extended.

Update. On 25th April 2010 the Lion of Scotland was transported one mile from Holyrood to St Andrew Square in the city centre where it is currently on exhibition under a yearly contract with Essential Edinburgh.

Ronald Rae thanks all those who have supported the Lion of Scotland sculpture. He has been overwhelmed by the number of letters and emails he has received over the past five years.

Fallen Christ – granite. Ht.5 x 8 x 7ft. 5 tonnes. Location – Isle of Iona. Photograph by David Coleman.

What can be more appropriate than this combination of sculpture and Nature.
Little does this lamb know how significant its presence is with the head of Christ.
To see a short film about this sculpture go to Latest News on Video at the right margin of this page and click on Ronald Rae visits his Fallen Christ sculpture on Iona.

Granite – 7x10x6ft 8.00 tonnes. Location: Cramond Waterfront, Edinburgh.

A local community fundraising campaign resulted in the purchase of the Cramond Fish in April 2009 – a heartwarming experience for the sculptor who has spent twenty years carving his sculptures in the grounds of Cramond Kirk. The Fish is now a landmark and looks as if it has been on the beach forever. It has been described as a wonderful evocation of the sea and marine life. It is also the earliest symbol of Christianity.

To see a short video on the day the sculpture was inaugurated go to Links on the right hand margin of this page and click on The Cramond Association.

Granite: 7x8x4ft 12.00 tonnes. Location: Station Square -Milton Keynes. Sold.
Photo courtesy of Milton Keynes Council.

Knit “hitter” Mrs Smith decided to use her skills with textiles to adorn the public sculptures in Milton Keynes. The project was very popular with the locals. Appropriately she adorned “O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast” with decorative blankets including tartan (reference to the Scottish poet Burns who inspired the sculpture.) The colourful pom poms on the blankets were also used successfully used for the eyes. Well done Mrs Smith!

To see this sculpture unwrapped and to read the Burns poem that inspired the work go to the top of the right margin and under the heading ART click on Sculptures in Public Collections.

Granite 8x17x6ft 20.00 tonnes. Location: St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. For sale.

In September 2010 the Lion of Scotland helped to promote one of the Lions Clubs International’s major campaigns to collect used spectacles that are sent to developing countries around the world. Over 300,000 spectacles are distributed each year! Lions International Clubs is the world’s largest service organisation having over 1.35 million members in 206 countries.

A giant pair of spectacles to fit the Lion sculpture was specially made for this event by Thomas Payne a post graduate from Edinburgh College of Art. The heavy rain that prevailed did not spoil the happy occasion.

Granite 7x10x5ft 10.00 tonnes. For sale.

As you can see The Heavy Horse and Foal sculpture is a great favourite at The Falkirk Wheel. Heavy horses in days of yore, would have pulled the barges along the canal. The Ronald Rae Sculpture Exhibition at The Falkirk Wheel in Central Scotland runs throughout 2010.

To see a short video about this sculpture and other pieces at The Falkirk Wheel go to Latest News on Video at the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One and Part Two.

Granite 5x8x7ft 7.00 tonnes. Location: Isle of Iona.

The site for the Fallen Christ sculpture on Iona is on land where sheep and cattle freely graze. This touching photo of a cow nuzzling Christ’s head was captured by David Coleman of the Iona Community. It was published on the cover of the Coracle, magazine of the Iona Community accompanied by this poem by Ruth Burgess.

If I listen
I can hear
what you are thinking
share what you are feeling
let your pain touch me
be amazed by your love…

Even in stone
you speak
you breathe

To see a short video about this sculpture go to Latest News on the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae visits his Fallen Christ sculpture on Iona.

Granite 8x17x6ft 20.00 tons. Location: Now in St Andrew Square Garden.

The controversial 20 tonne Lion of Scotland granite sculpture that has been a landmark in Holyrood Park for the past four years moved on Sunday 25th April to St Andrew Square Garden in the city centre. In response to thousands of Lion supporters, Ronald Rae is delighted to tell them that the sculpture is staying in Edinburgh in the public arena only one mile from Holyrood! The Lion will be on exhibition in the Square initially for one year.

The above photo shows the Lion during its last few days at Holyrood Park being power-washed, courtesy of the City of Edinburgh Council SFC, to be in pristine condition for its new venue at St Andrew Square.