Born in Leicester, England in 1950. "On my bicycle roaming the green English countryside in search of Frogs, slipping into ponds and being dragged out by some observant adult" is how Tim describes his wonderful childhood.

As a young adult, Cotterill was an engineering apprentice between 1965-1972. Totally unfulfilled with factory life, but now armed with new metal working skills, his creativity exploded. Sculptures flowed out the doors of his dad's garage. His exotic steel, bronze, and gold bird sculptures are now sought after, and are in collections worldwide.

Cotterill emigrated to the United States in 1990. These new high energy surroundings brought out the fun in his art. Tim is now fully focused on Frogs. His bronze sculptures capture the whimsical character, the jewel-like quality and the pure joy of these beautiful little creatures.