the frogman collection
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Linly Designs is so proud to become an exclusive gallery for FROGMAN. We have admired these collectible bronze frog sculptures for years now and to be selected as one of their galleries for state of Illinois is such an honor. We are so excited and can’t wait to have all of the collectors come in and check out our extensive selection! If you are not a collector of FROGMAN yet, now is the time to start. These bronze pieces are truly conversation pieces.TRANSCRIPT
EXCLUSIVELY PRESENTSFROGMAN COLLECTION
TIM THE ARTIST"FROGS ARE FUN CREATURES! I HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SPIRIT, THEIR FUN, AND THEIR JOY. LIFE IS FUN! I HOPE MY ART BRINGS MORE HAPPINESS AND JOY INTO YOUR LIFE."
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
Tim Cotterill's bronze frog sculptures cap-ture the whimsical character, the jewel-like quality and the pure JOY of these beautiful little creatures. "Through the centuries and throughout the world, frogs have symbolized many things - Good Luck, Royalty, Fertility, Magic Potions, Energy, Charm. In today's fast world,world, life sometimes becomes complicated and stressful. As you can see, my art is not. It's Elegant, Stylish, Whimsical, Unique and pure FUN! As children we were excited to see our first frogs. They made us laugh when they jumped our way! We were curious about the strange way they felt; the odd way they moved andand their simple contented look. I used to watch frogs at my pond in England, noting how each one had its own color markings, character and even personality."
Tim Cotterill, also known as Frogman, was born in Leicester, England, in 1950. He left school at the age of fifteen to complete a six year engineering apprentice-ship. Intrigued with metalworking, Tim created radical wheeled vehicles and metal sculptures of animals and birds during the '70s and '80s. His original steel, bronze and gold bird and animal sculptures are in art collections thoughout the world. Tim emigrated to California in 1990 where he has since devoted himself solely to the creation of his unique bronze sculptures. Tim's work is now represented in fine art galleriesworld-wide.galleriesworld-wide.
" I SCULPTED 'BUGSY' TO CAPTURE THE PERSONALITY OF A FAVORITE FROG THAT I WATCH IN MY POND EVERY EVENING. HE IS A CUTE AND SLIGHTLY CHUBBY FROG. NO NEED TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK WITH THIS LADYBUG; BUGSY'S LUNCH IS AS CLOSE AS HIS NOSE!"
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
BUGSY
SIZE: 2.5" X 4" X 3.25"YEAR RELEASED: 2008EDITION SIZE: 5000
"THE SMOOTH SURFACE AND WEIGHTY FEEL OF SOLID BRONZE MAKES THIS SMALL SCULPTURE ES-PECIALLY GRATIFYING TO NESTLE IN THE PALM OF MY HAND, WHERE HE SITS CONTENTED AND ZEN - LIKE."
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
ZEN
SIZE: 1" X 2.25" X 2.35" YEAR RELEASED: 2005EDITION SIZE: 5000
"DIMPLES IS A PLAYFUL RENDITION OF TOADY. THE TWO ARE STOUT, STRONG TWINS- WITH DIM-PLES BEING THE MORE FLASHY CHARACTER!"
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
DIMPLES
SIZE: 6.25" X 5" X 3"YEAR RELEASED: 2002EDITION SIZE: 5000
"I SCULPTED THIS PAIR JUST AS THEY TILT THEIR HEADS FOR A LOVELY KISS!"TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
THE KISS
SIZE: .75" X 5.75" X 3.5" YEAR RELEASED: 2010EDITION SIZE: 5000
"I HAVE SCULPTED 'LEAP FROG' TO CAPTURE THE FLUID MOVEMENT OF A LEAPING FROG. WATCH-FUL AND QUIET ONE MOMENT, FROGS WERE ALWAYS THE BEST AT STARTLING ME TO JUMP OUT OF MY SKIN AS A KID, AS THEY LEAPED INTO ACTION WITH LITTLE WARNING!"
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
LEAP FROG
SIZE: 1" X 4" X 3.5 YEAR RELEASED: 2009EDITION SIZE: 5000
"TAKE A SECOND LOOK UNDER A LUSTROUS LEAF TO FIND A SHINY FROG PEEKING OUT FROM UNDER THE PERFECT HIDING PLACE."
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
UNDER COVER
SIZE: 4" X 2.5" X 7"YEAR RELEASED: 2010EDITION SIZE: 2000
“I'M PLEASED HOW MUCH PERSONALITY THIS LITTLE TWISTER HAS!”
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
TWISTER
SIZE: 1" X 4" X 3.5 YEAR RELEASED: 2009EDITION SIZE: 5000
"THIS LITTLE GOLDEN FROG AND LUCKY LADYBUG TOGETHER ARE A TOKEN OF GOOD FORTUNE, AND A SPECIAL GOOD-LUCK GIFT!"
TIM COTTERILL, THE FROGMAN
LUCKY BUG
SIZE: 1" X 3" X 3" YEAR RELEASED: 2010EDITION SIZE: 5000