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Mackay-based textile and fibre artist, Tracey Robb is a self-professed sufferer of OCD - obsessive crochet disorder! Tracey works from her home studio in Mackay where she produces decorative and functional artworks and clothing for sale as well as producing artworks for exhibitions and commissions as well as running weekly crochet bees with her group YarnBomb Mackay, who are notorious for decorating the Mackay region with colourful yarn installations. Tracey’s inspiration comes from her love of nature, particularly the flora and fauna of tropical Queensland with an emphasis on free-form crochet using unconventional interpretations of traditional techniques and materials. Experimentation features heavily in Tracey’s work requiring her to create bespoke jigs and tools to try out new ideas. In keeping with Tracey’s philosophy of minimising her impact on the environment, she uses many natural and upcycled products and found objects in her work. Tracey loves to share her knowledge and skills and is a patient and encouraging teacher who runs workshops including beginners to advanced screen-printing, beginners to advanced crochet, beginners to advanced sewing (clothing, wearable art, soft furnishing and accessories) and repurposing preloved items and found objects using many techniques including crochet, free-form hand-embroidery, weaving, knotwork and sewing.