A couple of week’s back I wandered down to Vendor’s Alley at the Folk Festival and came upon a discovery of Sexy Van proportion. Amongst the many vendors lined up along the beach was one in particular that caught my eye – Salty Bean – a mom and daughter artisan pair that are crafting the most hysterical line of dolls.
Now whilst the creators, Jen and Morgan, have designed numerous rather unique looking dolls, it is the Yonis that caught the attention of this Sexy In Van Gal. You see, the Yonis aren’t just any old doll, they are an anatomically correct dolls. All I can say is “way to go gals”, it is about time!
So often we try to hide sexualty with young people, giving our private parts silly names and skirting around subjects like ‘where babies come from’. Well not these Sexy In Van gals! They have actually designed a doll that in a very innocent, yet matter of fact way shows exactly where babies come from – complete with the babies in tow.
With the birth of my new niece, I am heading to Salty Bean’s latest market booth at Artful Sundays to get her her first Yonis. I figure no niece of mine is going to grown up calling her vagina, a fluffy, and being under the misconception that Storks bring home babies. No – my niece is going to be comfortable with the fact that she has a vagina and that when she turns an age that she wants to know about the birds and the bees, she can always count on her Auntie Emme for an honest answer (even if her own Dad turns white at the topic and flees the room).
Anybody else, who is interested in a Yonis or another Salty Bean creation, they can be found at:
Artful Sundays on Sunday August 17th from noon to 5 pm
or on their Facebook Group Page.
Oh and rumor has it there is a new Yonis with male anatomy!!!
See you there!
Emme
Emme says
Okay – the rumor was wrong. The Yonis in question has all parts of her sexual apparatus under her zipper – not the male anatomy. I highly recommend this particular Yonis to our male readers, as it even has directions to that ‘oh so sweet spot’.
As for Artful Sundays – it seems to be a ‘hit and miss’ market. Salty Bean was definitely the hit and even inspired me to start Christmas Shopping in the summer (an all time first for me).
Jen and Morgan have definitely earned a spot amongst the ‘Creatively Fabulous’ in my mind!
Did discover one other talented young artist – Sarah Breggin (I think). Her main thing seems to be creating leather items for ones hair, but her craft that excited me was her felting. She is definitely one of the more talented felters I’ve seen and has some lovely bags. I also greatly enjoyed the change purses she’d made baring the felted likeness of a variety of critters. Unless I am mixing this young artist up with another artist that she was sharing a booth with, then her website is http://www.leatherformyhair.com – although I can’t find anything on the site about her wonderful felting.