Tim came to glass from a ceramic background, from which he developed a bold sense of design and surface manipulation. This can be seen in the works for which he has gained an international reputation. Tim’s work is blown or shaped in the hotshop and then cut, carved and ground using the lathe with diamond and stone wheels.

He has a strong connection to JamFactory, the premier Craft and Design facility located in Adelaide, South Australia.It was here that Tim was exposed to hot glass. After completing a traineeship in Ceramics in 1992 he became the first artist in the JamFactory’s history to undertake a second traineeship. This he completed in the Glass Studio in 1996.

Tim has spent time in North America as a teacher and student at the Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack School of Crafts and at Ohio State University as a Scholar in Residence. In 2007 he undertook a residency at the Tacoma Museum of Glass as a visiting artist.

Exhibiting nationally and internationally, Tim has art work in major public collections, notably the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, USA, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, USA, National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Wagga Wagga National Art Glass collection.

Tim’s innovative and striking work has achieved significant recognition over his 25 year career. Key highlights include the 2006 Rakow Commission from the Corning Museum of Glass, being the second Australian to receive this significant award. In 2018 Tim was selected to participate in the prestigious Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, “Divided Worlds” at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Most recently he was awarded the Tom Malone Prize 2022, from the Art Gallery of Western Australia. 

Tim currently works as an artist and senior glass studio technician at JamFactory, and shares a home studio with partner, Clare Belfrage.