6 Year Anniversary Party!
Join us in celebrating 6 Years at Robot vs Sloth!
Saturday, February 10th, 2024: 10am - 5pm
We will have:
Free prints for the first 20 people! (In-store only)
Free goodie bags with every $10 purchase (before tax), in-store and online. Goodie bags include a limited edition sticker sheet! Only 100 available.
Giveaways!
New Robot, Sneaky Sloth, and Seattle Salmon Plushies released at our anniversary party - both in-store and online!
Meet La Ru, the creator of Robot vs Sloth. She will be available to sign prints throughout the day.
At least 10% of our sales will be donated to help real sloths at Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica.
See you there!
Shop Small Weekend is THIS WEEKEND!
We have so many awesome things going on this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Here are the deets:
🎨Friday 5pm-7pm: Join us for an art show featuring Robot vs Sloth staff for the @seattledowntownartwalk! We have super talented staff, come check out their amazing work!
🥳Giveaways: we will be doing giveaways each day: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All you have to do is join our newsletter and we will randomly select a subscriber each day. (Must be within the US to win.)
🛍️ Free goodie bag with any purchase over $10 (before tax). The goodie bags include a limited edition Robot vs Sloth sticker sheet among other goodies! (Available to the first 50 purchases each day (Fri, Sat, Sun), includes online orders! Available while supplies last. No coupon code necessary for online orders.)
💲Sales! We will have quite a few items on sale in store (and a few online). In-store only, we will have some @larudio prints for only $1, $3, and $5!
🎁❓️Mystery grab bags full of goodies from a lot of are artists for $5, $10, $15, and $20 (only available in store).
🤖🦥👕We will also be releasing 1 new adult shirt and 2 new youth shirts this Friday (online and in-store): Wheelbarrow sloths! Available in unisex/men's, women's, and youth. And OCTOSLOTH Youth Shirts! So many people asked for these, so we worked with our fabulous screen printers: @gorillascreenprinting to get these made just in time for the holidays!
Not Your Bones Barlenem Art Opening: Friday, October 27th, 5pm - 7pm
Join us, Friday October 27th, 5pm - 7pm, for the art opening of Barlenem Art. Brandi, the artist behind Barlenem Art worked at Robot vs Sloth this past summer. She had been accepted to showcase her beautiful work in Puyallup, but the show was pulled for being too obscene and inappropriate! We think it's totally appropriate, especially for Halloween, so we will be proudly showcasing her work from October 27th - November 3rd. Dress as a Skeleton and come see what was too horrific for Puyallup!
From the Artist:
Barlenem Art
I created this collection, using bones and different smiles.
I explored with shape, line, color, acrylic and wood.
Inspired by images that make me happy and hopeful, represented by bones and smiles.
So often we allow outside forces to take away our happiness and hope, when it was never theirs to take, nor ours to give. The collection “Not Your Bones” is a reclaiming of our hope through our bones and our happiness through our smiles. A reminder to our higher selves, I hope you always Smile.
Robot vs Sloth turns 5! February 11th, 10am - 5pm
Join us in celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary on Saturday, February 11th, from 10am - 5pm.
We will have free goodie bags for the first 50 people.
La Ru will be available all day to sign prints. Starheadboy, Narboo, and Joseph Brooks will be live painting between 12pm - 3pm. We will have brand new sloth originals by La Ru, Starheadboy, Narboo, and Joseph Brooks.
Plus will have two brand new adult shirt designs! Stay tuned for some sneak peeks.
At the end of the day we will select a winner for our giveaway. To enter, make a purchase in store or online on February 11th. Winner must be within the US or able to pick up their prize.
Covid precautions: We still limit our occupancy, all of our staff wear masks and are fully vaccinated and boosted. We have 3 medical grade air filters throughout the shop and we work with the doors open for adequate air flow. For anyone who has to wait to get in, you receive a scratch off game, where you win a free gift with purchase as a thank you for waiting.
Robot vs Sloth turns 2!
Come celebrate 2 years with us on Saturday, February 8th, 9am-7pm. We will have:
goodie bags for the first 200 people
giveaways
free items with purchase (while supplies last)
print signing and meet the artist La Ru
coloring table for all ages
2019 Shop Small Saturday: Pop-Up with Careful it Bites and Oddfauna
Join us at Robot vs Sloth for Shop Small Saturday on Saturday, November 30th, from 9am - 7pm. We will have:
- Goodie bags for the first 200 people!
- Free gifts with purchase (while supplies last)!
- Pop-up Show and Meet the Artist opportunities with Careful It Bites, Emma SanCartier illustration, and LaRu!
Careful It Bites and OddFauna will be showcasing new products that we don't normally carry at Robot vs Sloth. These items will only be available on Shop Small Saturday!
Meet the Artists!
9am-4pm: Lauren Rudeck (LaRu), artist and owner behind Robot vs Sloth
12pm - 3pm: Kelice Penney, the super talented artist behind Careful It Bites
12pm - 4pm: Emma SanCartier the brilliant artist behind Emma SanCartier illustration/OddFauna and the book Monsters You Should Know
Past Robot vs Sloth Events + Classes
1 Year Anniversary Party! February 10th, 2019: 10am-7pm
Join us February 10th from 10am - 7pm to celebrate our 1 year anniversary!
Our first year has flown by and we could not have done it without you! Thank you to our fabulous staff, customers, artists, family and friends, and of course the Pike Place Market!
We will have goodie bags, giveaways, and live painting by a few of our artists. So save the date, we can't wait to celebrate with you!
10% of our sales during our anniversary weekend (2/9 and 2/10) will go to the Jaguar Rescue Center.
The Jaguar Rescue Center is the reason our owner and main artist, La Ru (Lauren Rudeck) fell in love with sloths.
Why Jaguar Rescue Center?
My obsession with sloths began seven years ago, when my husband and I spent a month in Costa Rica. We stayed two weeks on the west coast, then 2 weeks on the east coast. On the west coast we did not see any sloths, just tons of monkeys. When we went to the east coast, we stayed in Puerto Viejo, home to the Jaguar Rescue Center. Jaguar Rescue Center rehabilitates and then reintroduces into the wild lots of different animals: monkeys, sloths, and birds — any wild animal brought to their door. They are truly amazing.
I went on the Jaguar Rescue Center tour and then went back again the next day because I could not stop thinking of the adorable sloths. It was the first time that I had the opportunity to interact with sloths and monkeys so close up. (You can’t pet or feed the sloths, but you are inches away from them watching them move, eat, and sleep.) When I went we got to hold a baby monkey named Frida. She was adorable. I took a picture of my husband holding Frida, but when it was my turn he FORGOT to take a picture of me with Frida (I will never let him live this down). I distinctly remember being so inspired by the Jaguar Rescue Center that I sat all night drawing the sloths we had seen that day. It was the first time I drew sloths.
They have a program where you can volunteer at the center for a few months; I obsessively read through all the program guides and was determined to one day volunteer there. Now, after having two kids, I realize this will probably won’t happen, but hope that one day I can bring them to the Jaguar Rescue Center so they can see all the inspirational work they do to rehabilitate wild animals.
The Jaguar Rescue Center began my obsession with sloths and inspired my sloth related artwork. In honor of them and all their work for animals, 10% of our sales on our anniversary weekend (both 2/9 and 2/10) will go directly to the Jaguar Rescue Center. Not in Seattle? No problem, 10% of our online sales 2/9 and 2/10 will also go to the Jaguar Rescue Center.
November 24th, 2018: Robot vs Sloth Shop Small Saturday!
Join us for Shop Small Saturday: Saturday, November 24th from 10am-6pm! We will have give-aways, some meet the artist opportunities, and some fabulous deals (we will announce our sale the evening of Friday, Nov.23rd).
Other Robot vs Sloth Shop Small perks are:
+ The first 10 people with purchases over $50 get a free tote bag full of goodies from La Ru and other shop artists!
+ The first 20 people with purchases over $20 get a free La Ru Sloth on the Ferris Wheel Coffee Mug!
PLUS the Pike Place Market has photos with Santa, tree lighting, and more. For more information check out: Magic in the Market.
December 8th, 2018: Emma Sancartier: Monsters You Should Know Book Signing
Seattle based artist Emma Sancartier of OddFauna just released an amazing new book: Monsters You Should Know. It if filled with monsters from around the world and beautiful art by Emma Sancartier.
Join us Saturday, December 8th, 2pm-4pm at Robot vs Sloth for a book signing and meet the artist event. We will have some books on hand, as well as OddFauna art prints and enamel pins.
Robot Cross Stitch Class
Friday, June 1st, 2018
Have you wanted to learn how to cross stitch or already know how and want to brush up on your skills? Join us, Friday, June 1st from 6:30pm-8:30pm, to cross stitch an adorable robot. You will be provided with a La Ru Robot Cross Stitch Kit (includes: fabric, hoop, needle, thread, and robot pattern), personalized instructions from Lauren Rudeck (La Ru), plus snacks and beverages. This kit has been featured in Make Magazine's 2016 Gift Guide. Class size is limited to 10, so please get your tickets early as we anticipate this will sell out fast.
Purchase your tickets here (a percentage of each ticket sale goes to Special Bunny: a bunny rescue in Carnation, WA). Ticket cost: $35, plus ticket fees.
During the class you will also receive a 20% discount to any purchase made at Robot vs Sloth.
MayhemHere Art Painting Kit Class
Friday, June 15th, 2018
Join us Friday, June 15th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm, to paint a sloth with Mallory Milke of MayhemHere Art. During this two hour class you will get a sloth painting kit, created by MayhemHere Art, personalized instruction, plus snacks and beverages. Class size is limited to 10, so please get your tickets early as we anticipate this will sell out fast.
Purchase your tickets here (a percentage of each ticket sale goes to Special Bunny: a bunny rescue in Carnation, WA). Ticket cost: $45, plus ticket fees.
During the class you will also receive a 20% discount to any purchase made at Robot vs Sloth.
Block Printing Class with Starheadboy
Friday, June 29th, 2018
Want to learn how to create your own block prints? Join us, June 29th, from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. This class will be taught by Starheadboy, the artist behind the famous Pablo the Missing Burrito Unicorn. During this three hour class you will learn to carve a linoleum block and create multiple prints of your image. You will receive a kit to keep with all of the supplies needed to create your own block prints; kit includes: carving knife with multiple heads, linoleum block, black ink, ink roller, and a foam tray for ink. Class also includes snacks and beverages.
Class size is limited to 10, so please get your tickets early as we anticipate this will sell out fast.
Purchase your tickets here. A percentage of each ticket sale goes to Special Bunny: a bunny rescue in Carnation, WA). Ticket cost: $65, plus ticket fees.
During the class you will also receive a 20% discount to any purchase made at Robot vs Sloth.