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Published: 2007-04-26 19:51:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 29221; Favourites: 567; Downloads: 566
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Once upon a time there was a sloth who wanted very badly to be a belly dancer.People said "It's not that a sloth can't be a dancer--
we live in an enlightened age,
a sloth can do whatever she wants--
but still--perhaps a stately waltz or minuet?
Sloths are not quick.
That's just the way it is."
But the sloth's one desire was to be a belly dancer, and so she was,
dancing to the tambour and the wailing flute.
She was very slow. It took all night.
Most people left.
But a few people stayed, and thought
that it was worth the wait.
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I haven't painted a straightforward silly Weird Animal Pin-Up in a dog's age, so I figured what the hell. Three-toed sloths are under-represented. Particularly as belly dancers, damnit.
Mixed media, 10 x 15 or thereabouts. Original is for sale, prints available for $10 plus shipping--send a note or visit [link] for details.
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Comments: 149
That is so cool, think I would stay until the end.
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I've never seen such an exquisite belly dancer 
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I love your artwork, and the little things you write to go along with it make your gallery all the more lovable.
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Wow that's great! I love the little story and I've never seen a sloth drawn before. Well done. 
X3 The circle reminds me of those dodge-balls from middle school.
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It's gotten to the point where I can't NOT favorite every single thing you do!
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hey pretty nice poem. reminds me of Shel Silverstein. ^.^...think this could be wallpaper size sometime?
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Ah, that is just too goddamn cute!!!
*hugs the sloth*
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I was missing your traditional art. Fun and lovely!
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The art combined with the description made me smile. I love this.
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Sloths would be loads better if someone at the show had a video camera then sped up the video on their computer.
Stop-frame photography, anyone?
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She's cute! And I love the kickball-looking moon. XD
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They sleep 18 hours but the always party 24!
It's an awesome, yet disturbing, image.
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They are super-strong, and not as slow as people think!
I know it's a trick of foreshortening but her right leg looks like it's onky got a thigh and a foot! Sorryy... I hate to criticize 'cuz I LOVE your work. It just stuck out to me.
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Not too quick, but they sure are coordinated, and surprisingly strong.
i like the extra little spirals on her.
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Hahahahaha when I saw this the ad banner at the bottom was for 'Belly Dancing Posters'. I think I like yours the best.
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I would have stayed to watch her dance, had I been there.
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I just had one glance at my devwatch, and I thought, that's yours. How brilliantly quirky. Gribble, dude.
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wow very cute dancer~ haha i love the story behind it..
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Okies, when I 1st saw this all I saw was the sloth. My brain began to sputter: "But...the..she..you what?!" LOL. Then I saw the caption & it all made sense. I love anyone who does what *they* want to do not what people think they should do. Love it!
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LOL. Cute. I can imagine the sloooowwwly seductive dance of harem sloth.
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my sister's reaction ---
but i thought it was
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I'm on a sloth bender at the moment, so this drawing couldn't have come at a better time... Awesome.
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that's so wrong 
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This made me smile. Lovely, and amusing. I like it.
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The little story that goes with the picture is beautiful, and so is this rather slow belly dancer. I needed that. Thanks.
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It's great.
Why do you wonder...why people like it so much?
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Beautiful! Very Brian Froud, but also very creative. Well done!
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I imagine that a very slow bellydance, done right, could be hypnotically erotic.
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Adorable story and very cute concept. I imagine it would be quite a show!
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I have recently rediscovered my great love of sloths(partly due to they resemblance to sweet misunderstood monsters) and this has only served to increase it.
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She's soo adorable! I love her story, and I really like the colors you used.
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"We live in an enlightened age!"
That is so wonderful!
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I love your work its awesome! animals are hard for me but i'm practicing at my grandma house ^_^''
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I... Love... This... SLOTH! I think my mother would even love her, and she thinks sloths are creepy. She should totally be a print.
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You can buy a print! They're $10 plus $5 shipping in the US--just send me a note! I sell prints of all my work, just not via DA.
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Fantastic.... how did you make a sloth look graceful? I like the texture on the pink circle.
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