Your name:
Marianne Roosa / 12PUNT3
Where you’re from :
The low countries also known as The Netherlands or even better known as Holland
When did you first get into plush?
Early 2005 after seeing a website called The Month of Softies by Loobylu. My first entry was my prototype for The Oneyes. See: http://loobylu.com/softies/softies_0405.htm
What inspires you to continue to make plush?
How can I stop when so many ideas are still roaming around in my head? I still have so many things that I want to try out… combine different techniques, explore other fabrics, etc.
If you were going to direct someone to site that best represents you work?
If you are interested in only visuals then check out my Flickr page. Here you can find a great amount of ‘Oneye candy’. See:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oneye/collections/72157605770824733/But if you are interested in more info and/or buying my work then check out: http://www.12punt3.nl/shop.html
Any favourite plush gods/artists/designers out there that influence you?
There are many artists out there that influence me. I get my inspiration mostly from paintings and/or pop culture. Of course I do look at other plush designers work too. Some of my favourites are: Jenny Harada, Spooky Daddy, Blobby Farm R.I.P., Monster Factory, Curster and Wishes&Heros.
If you were stuck on a desert island with only a couple of yards of fabric, scissors and thread, what would you make?
Something to protect me from all kind of weather conditions… to keep me warm, to keep me dry, to protect me from sunburn, etc. So it would make a multifunctional blanket that will probably become my best friend as well.
Do you ever have fabric dreams, where you walk into a store and see all of the fabrics you have ever dreamed of for sale?
My only fabric dreams are nightmares filled with fabric monsters
If you ever become a multinational business, rivalling the market share of all other plush artists, what will you do with your newfound plush power?
I will transform everyone into ‘Softies’… no more war ever again. Let’s be productive and not destructive!
If you were going to make a plush superhero that would represent you style best, what would be their name and what would their powers be?
I would be known as Lady Bird’eye. With my eagle eye vision, super strength and giant wings I would fly high up in the sky. My mission: fighting crime against animals. Protect animals worldwide against those who want to harm them.
Which one of your own plush would you describe as a self-portrait? (feel free to include pics)
In all Oneye characters there is a little bit of me in it. I have been told that I have a complex character. There are many sides to me. In short… if you combine Lov’eye with She-Devil’eye and mix it with Cat’eye and put a little bit of Vamp’eyer in it then you have me as a Oneye version.
If someone wanted to contact you about your plush?
Then all they need to do is send me an email: info [at] 12punt3 [dot] com
Anything else people need to know about you?
Although I am mostly known for My Oneyes … I do plush design for other artists as well. So if you want a plush version of your design just contact me.
