Granite: 3x4x1ft. 0.25 ton. Location: Private Collection. Shropshire
The stone for this sculpture was once part of the Fallen Christ stone. It broke off at a natural fissure forming a tondo shape which was perfect for this small relief sculpture of a figure kneeling in supplication being healed by Christ who is in ascendency.
In April 2009 Ronald Rae’s 8 tonne fish was sited on the waterfront at Cramond, the result of a successful fund raising campaign by the local community entitled “Chip in for the Cramond Fish”.
The project was supported by the Cramond Community Council, the Cramond Association, the City of Edinburgh Council, Cramond Kirk, local businesses and, heart-warming for the sculptor, hundreds of donations from the local community.
The Cramond Fish carved in a pink Corrennie granite, is now a landmark on the beach. The varying tides and ever changing light on the sculpture add to its beauty with the backdrop of the Firth of Forth, Cramond Island and the hills of Fife on the horizon.
Ronald Rae has another smaller Fish sculpture carved in silver grey Kemnay granite sited in the meeting place of Cramond Kirk Halls. He donated this work to Cramond Kirk when they built their new Kirk Halls for the Millennium.
At present Ronald Rae is back in his yard behind Cramond Kirk where the local community can follow the birth of yet another sculpture – this time a Baby Elephant.
Visitors to this website can also follow its development. See videos on our Home page.
Ronald Rae’s prestigious works can be found in a number of public collections.
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Granite 3x4x3ft 0.50 tons. Location: Private Collection – Leeds. Sold.
This symbolic sculpture emphasises the plight of the elephant and the fragility of the environment.
Granite: 2x3x1ft 0.25 ton. Location: Cramond Kirk Hall, Edinburgh. Gifted.
Ronald Rae has had the support of Cramond Kirk since 1989, providing him with an area to work in their grounds. Rae was delighted when he was asked to carve a sculpture to celebrate the new Millennium Kirk Hall.
“The ancient Christian symbol of the fish, Ronald Rae’s generous gift to the hall, provides an ideal focal point for the gathering area.” – the Rev Dr Russell Barr.
Granite: 5x6x3ft 3.00 tons. Location: Rozelle Park, Ayr. Sold.
One of five sculptures at Rozelle Park portraying the Tragic Sacrifice of Christ. This more abstract work shows the body and limbs of Christ as he taken down from the cross. This project was sponsored by Kyle and Carrick District Council. The granite stone came from the Old Harbour wall in Ayr that was being demolished – recycling par excellence!
To see a short video about this sculpture go to Latest News on Video on the right hand column of this page and click on Ronald Rae visits his earliest sculptures at Rozelle Park Ayr.
Granite: 11x6x5ft 15.00 tons. Location: Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Gifted.
A spiritual work of Abraham looking heavenwards when God told him to stay his hand from sacrificing his son. This fine-grained granite was shipped over from the Gran-Quartz quarry in Georgia USA. Rae carved the sculpture in the hospital grounds much to the interest of the patients and staff. On completion he donated it to the hospital.
Granite: 6x7x4ft 3.00 tons. Location: Private collection, Peak District. Sold.
Carved in Dalbeattie granite, which is geologically a very interesting stone because of its varied colours, this work was inspired by cave art at Lascaux in France. The head is carved in deep relief whilst the body is etched on to the stone leaving much of the natural stone uncarved, allowing the stone to speak. Sited in a field with the cattle around it, is a perfect setting for this rugged work.
Granite: 5x5x5ft 5.00 tons. Location: Dormston Art Centre, Sedgley. Sold.
This imposing sculpture carved from a rough granite boulder depicts two endangered species, one metamorphosing into the other. This pic shows the side with the elephant.
Sited at the entrance to the Dormston Art Centre, Rae took it as a compliment when he discovered that the lounge bar in the Centre is named after his sculpture – The Elephant and Rhino.
Granite: 6x9x3ft 5.00 tonnes. Location: Shropshire. Sold to The Jerwood Foundation.
Not only a study of old age, this sculpture expresses the grief and the loneliness of widowhood.
It was carved with hand tools over a period of 9 months. The 5 tonne boulder of Creetown granite has been isotopically dated at 391 million years old.
Purchased from the Regent’s Park Exhibition by the Jerwood Foundation.