British university student turns her pet rats into viral miniature artists

PC: Joseph Walshe/Worcester News A university student from Droitwich has found an unusual way to help fund her studies by selling miniature paintings created by her pet rats. Ella Woodland, who studies at the University of Worcester, began selling the tiny artworks after a video of her rats painting went viral on social media, attracting around 6 million views.According to the BBC, Woodland now lists about 16 pieces of rat-made art each week. Each painting sells for £15, while some larger pieces have fetched up to £50. Buyers have also requested the artworks as birthday presents, and one buyer even asked for a wedding gift.How Ella Woodland turned her pet rats into miniature artistsElla Woodland began selling paintings made by her pet rats last February, after sharing a video of them creating artwork online. The idea came after she watched a similar creator's video on Facebook and decided to try it with her own animals.Woodland said, "I tried it with them and then I posted it, and then somebody else shared it, and it went viral that way”"They got six million views, I think”"Then I started getting loads of followers on Vinted from that."Her online following has helped turn their sma...