Tim was born in Leicester, England, in 1950.Tim Cotterill has become the biggest selling bronze artist in the world today with his elegant, stylized, whimsical bronze frogs and his passionate collectors span the globe.He left school at the age of 15 and began a 6 year electrical engineering apprenticeship, moving onto landscape design /construction and stone masonry after completing his apprenticeship. Intrigued with metalworking and fast machines Tim started designing and building radical wheeled vehicles in his spare time. He found his peak interest in the design of welded steel animals and birds during the 1970’s.His work was well received through private commission, exhibitions, galleries and Sotheby’s worlrenown auction house in London.

His original steel, bronze and gold bird and animal sculptures are in art collection throughout the world. Tim emigrated to California in 1990 where he has since devoted himself to the creation of his unique frog sculptures. Tim is so well known for his frog sculptures that he is frequently refered to as “the frogman”. Tim’s work now is represented in the galleries over the world.