Attaboy is an internationally shown artist, creator and toy designer whose work is seen in galleries, museums, toy boutiques, magazines (Newsweek, Wired, Juxtapoz, Clutter, Playtimes, etc.), calendars, and art books. After years of creating, recreating, and inventing award-winning and best selling toys for Hasbro and Milton Bradley, he went AWOL to create his own art and licensing studio. His art work has been licensed to Dark Horse, Last GAsp, Tower Records, Kiss, the Dixie Chicks, Sony, and many more.
From me:
Attaboy is a friend of mine who used to live in Northampton. He seemed to be perpetually creating stuff, writing, drawing, inventing toys, and large crowds used to come watch him energetically perform his poetry at Fire & Water. He worked for Milton Bradley, and gave me a free copy of "Don't Break the Ice" which he was working on the re-release of. I brought that game out at a few parties, and me and some friends invented a new Zen way to play, where you don't aim carefully, but after sitting for a moment, vigorously swing the little plastic hammer without looking too much, and see what happens.
Links:
Attaboy's Yumfactory
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