Tori Ratcliffe Art Limited

Edinburgh-based wildlife and pet portrait artist Tori Ratcliffe creates colourful and dynamic portraits of animals using watercolour and ink. To create her unique style she applies the paint first in loose expressive strokes before building the outlines on top. This 'reverse' method allows the colour to escape outside the lines, creating the impression of energy and movement - after all, animals themselves rarely stay still!

With a love and respect for wildlife, Tori has raised over £30,000 for wildlife charities since she started her business in 2014. Any products featuring her work are proudly created in the UK by other small (often family-run) businesses. She tries to use only recyclable packing materials where possible, and encourages her stockists to move away from cellophane packets for cards (even the 'eco/compostable' ones are problematic), opting for either simple card-clasp stickers or embracing 'fully naked' cards in their place!