Hi, I'm Terry. I paint bees, birds and familiar faces, and build odd little machines in the shed. Go on, move your mouse. I'm watching.
+40 piecesInk, watercolour and gold leaf. Mostly bees, birds and faces. Click any piece to see it bigger.
Painting Vermeer's classic as a present for my Dad.
Watch the barn owl come together, start to finish.
Watch the stag beetle come together, start to finish.
Watch the rhino beetle come together, start to finish.
Automata, sparks and odd little machines from the shed. Hover over a video to set it going.
Trying to make a real one: a mechanical owl in the making.
Watch it here or on YouTube.
Watch it here or on YouTube.
Watch it here or on YouTube.
Early tests: sparks flying before it's properly tuned.
Watch it here or on YouTube.
Watch it here or on YouTube.
A wooden automaton: turn the handle and the bee bobs round the daffodil.
Bent brass and copper wire, brought to life with a tiny motor.
Crank-driven automaton: the woodpecker hammers away at the tree.
A gold eagle that unfolds from a black presentation box.
The box itself: open it up and see what is inside.
A robot built from a bucket, prowling the loft.
High-voltage sparks climbing between two rods.
Restoring and tinkering with an old cuckoo clock.
A bowler hat on a brass stand. A work in progress.
Birds built from scraps of wood: offcuts, old rulers and odd bits from the shed, each one on its own coloured plinth.
3D characters and short films, made and animated from scratch.
A paper-cut style animation: a breakdown of an oak tree through the seasons. Press play for sound.
A 3D animated trailer. Press play for sound.
A short 3D animated trailer: a lone skeleton wandering the dunes. Press play for sound.
A short animated film. Watch it here or on YouTube.
A short animated film. Watch it here or on YouTube.
Drawing time-lapses, balloon sculpture and digital birds. Things I'm trying out.
I love painting and drawing, animating (both digital and traditional), and designing and building contraptions.
