Granite: Ht. 6ft x 7ft x 5ft. 7 tonnes. Location: The Falkirk Wheel.  For sale.

The Gorilla Family was carved from a 7 tonne granite boulder from Dalbeattie Quarry near Dumfries. The dark grey granite has been dated at 397 million years old. Ronald Rae is widely known for his powerful animal sculptures – the Gorilla Family joins The Elephant Family, The Heavy Horse and Foal  and seven others at The Falkirk Wheel.

To see a video of the Gorilla Family and the Baby Elephant being moved to Edinburgh Airport where they were on exhibition from August – November 2015 go to Latest News on Video on the right margin. Also see three short videos of Ronald Rae carving the Gorilla Family.

Granite: 7x11x5 ft. 10.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale.

Elephant Family

On one side of the stone is the matriarch and on the other the patriarch and baby. This much-loved endangered species is a subject that Rae has addressed eight times in his sculpture. To see a video about this work scroll down.

The stone is of great geological interest being a patchwork of pink and grey granite dated 470 million years old from Corrennie Quarry in Aberdeenshire.

Ronald Rae at the Falkirk Wheel

To see more footage of Ronald Rae with his sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel go to the right margin of this page and under Latest News on Video, click Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One, Two and Three.

Granite: 7x12x3ft 9.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale.

Bison

Carved in relief in Corrennie pink granite this work was inspired by prehistoric cave art. Rae carved out the background and left the image of the bison on the natural surface of the stone. The drill hole was his first point of reference for the nostril.

Ronald Rae at the Falkirk Wheel

To see more footage of Ronald Rae with his sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel go to the right margin of this page and under Latest News on Video, click Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One, Two and Three.

Granite: 5x8x4ft 4.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale.

Ox

The emblem of St. Luke, the patron saint of healing. The ox is the beast of burden and of hard labour in the fields. The ox also witnessed the birth of Christ.

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

Granite: 5x7x6ft 5.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale.

Vulture and Carcass

This thought-provoking work is a warning about cloning when man interferes with Nature. The carcass is neither dog nor deer the result of cloning gone wrong. The vulture clears up the mistakes.

To see a short video about this work 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 Two.

Granite: 3x7x6ft 5.00 tonnes. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale

Dung Beetle

In Egyptian mythology the dung beetle or scarab rolled the sun across the universe. Rae’s inspiration for this work was the monumental Egyptian scarab in the British Museum. He also has a great admiration for insects – they too are God’s creatures. To quote a bard south of the Border

The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
as when a giant dies.

William Shakespeare.

Ronald Rae at The Falkirk Wheel

To see more footage of Ronald Rae with his sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel go to the right margin of this page and under Latest News on Video, click Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One, Two and Three.

Granite: 5x4x3ft 2.00 tons. Location – The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale.

Mother and Child

Carved in a beautiful pink granite from Corrennie quarry in Aberdeenshire the stone is 460 million years old. This gentle work epitomises motherhood, the mother bent over her child like a protective shield. It is interesting to note that when it rains the baby’s head doesn’t get wet.

This sculpture has been on private loan for the past two years. It is once again available.

Ronald Rae at The Falkirk Wheel

To see more footage of Ronald Rae with his sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel go to the right margin of this page and under Latest News on Video, click Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One, Two and Three.

Granite: 4x9x5ft. 5.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale. Photo in the Queen’s Garden, Holyrood Park Exhibition.

Boy with Calf

A poetic and dynamic work of a boy leaning over a calf. On the other side of the stone he pulls a blanket up to his face, perhaps in remorse for the past. Rae does not plan his sculptures – he just carves what is within each stone. He says it is a mystery.

Carved in Creetown silver-grey granite which is 391 million years old.

Ronald Rae at The Falkirk Wheel

To see more footage of Ronald Rae with his sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel go to the right margin of this page and under Latest News on Video, click Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One, Two and Three.

Granite: 6x6x3ft. 4.00 tons. Location: The Falkirk Wheel. For Sale.

Flight into Egypt

This sculpture is titled after the Holy Family showing Mary holding baby Jesus with Joseph at the other side of the stone. It is also a metaphor for all families who are dispossessed today. A mother tenderly holds her child in her arms while the father at the other side of the stone protects them. His naked torso depicts their vulnerability.

Ronald Rae at The Falkirk Wheel

To see more footage of Ronald Rae with his sculptures at The Falkirk Wheel go to the right margin of this page and under Latest News on Video, click Ronald Rae at his Falkirk Wheel Exhibition Part One, Two and Three.