Sloths Are Bad At Things

“Boddy was ready to get out there and shred some gnarly waves, once he finished his ice cream that is!”

Though Neil was the best of the crew with long term space travel, his space walks always ended in him floating away into nearby nebulae!

You guys have been the most patient followers, so I wanted to treat you something special! Space sloth!!

Hey guys! Society6 is once again offering free shipping on orders! They've unveiled new "Biker Tank Tops" and they're doing a $5 off promo with this as well! The special ends on midnight of July 13th, so if you've been waiting for a deal on some slothy merch, here's a good opportunity! Here's the link!

http://society6.com/Tillette?promo=e5a226

[Like always, they exclude the framed art prints, stretched canvases, throw pillows with inserts, and rugs from free shipping, but they are still available! Wink wink nudge nudge]

And a reminder! My Etsy page is https://www.etsy.com/shop/SlothsAreBadAtThings?ref=shop_sugg

I personally don't have a problem as long as it's credited! Please link back to me, and while you're at it send me a link to your youtube channel. I'm always curious to see!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to stop by and point out that Society6 is running one of their special artist promotions right now. If you follow the link attached, you'll get free shipping on any most of my goodies! So if you've been hankering for a sloth print, and wanted to wait for a deal, this might be your opening! [Once you click the link, the promo is automatically added, no codes, no strings.]

Clicky this link for free shipping goodness:

John finally got to the river, and when he finally got a fish, it was"the one that got away".

Wow, hello all of you new wonderful faces! I can't even begin to express how excited I am that you like these sloths so much that you feel like watching for a bit! I hope you'll all stick around!

A little about myself!

My name is Megan Jones, i'm originally from the backwoods of Missouri, near the BBQ haven of Kansas City, and i'm currently in graduate school at MICA in Baltimore, MD in the MFA in Illustration Practice program. During the first year of this interdisciplinary program, the students are immersed in different workshops, showing the wide variety of where our work can be applicable within the field of illustration.

Where did you get such a crazy idea?

 During a self publishing workshop, I came up with the idea for a humorous booklet (or zine), that revolved around characters that I had been doodling for awhile, such as sloths, kakapos, etc. being explorers, artists, and businessmen. This is where Sloths Are Bad At Things was born! I created a zine with 12 sloths trying their best, printed and hand cut 30 copies for sale. After that first edition, i've been asked to produce more for various local sales. I'm hoping to get in contact with a local comic store to see if they can be sold there and online through their company, so stay tuned on that aspect!

Now what?

Now that the book has been finished, i'm hoping to find a publisher that would be interested in it, or using it as a jumping off point for a longer book. If nothing comes back, then I'm planning on running a kickstarter and finding a way to get these sloths out to the wider masses for everyone to enjoy. 

But don't fear newcomers! The series will continue! I'll be working on little sloth friends alongside developing my thesis, so please, if i'm a little sloth-like in delivery, be understanding! They will continue for a long while! And if anyone has suggestions, please feel free to message me in the ask a question column. If I like it enough, it may be done!

Also!

I currently have an exhibition that is going to be at the Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD from June 1st - August 15th as part of their summer exhibition Show Me A Story. Most of the original sloth paintings, copies of the Sloths Are Bad At Things zine, along with a cute plush narwhal I made are going to be included in this exhibition with other MICA illustration students. If you're in the area, come check it out!

And Prints!

If you are interested in purchasing prints of some lovely sloths, check out my stores at Society6 or Etsy (I've made some small 5x7 prints and the original hand made Sloths Are Bad At Things zine are available here! If you order through the Etsy, I can personalize these if you want!)

So far, Kevin the Tennis Star, Mario Lanza the Matador, Henri the Chef, and Xander the Window Washer are on Society6, but if there are others you'd enjoy, please let me know!

http://society6.com/Tillette

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SlothsAreBadAtThings

Xander finally had his dream job, but instead of washing windows, he spent all day watching the clouds go by...

'Ole!' shouted the magnificent matador, Mario Lanza as he waited for the bull to be released.

I think this poor fellow would never hurt a fly in the end (which is good, because the actual practice of bull fighting is absolutely terrible), but he's just so darn cute in that outfit!

When Gregory finally raised his hand to ask a question, everyone had left the press conference!

Well i've definitely been sloth-like in setting this up, but the official Sloths Are Bad At Things store is now up and running! Come check out some small prints, and copies of the zine that these little cuties reside in, with new pieces that have been coming out since! Pretty soon, i'll have some of the originals on there too for those who love a particular sloth so much that they want to deny the world of it's glory and collect it.