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The following are quotes of testimonials from 4change participants (names have been withheld due to privacy reasons and can be supplied on request) :

Margi has a truly inquiring and restless mind, open to all influences, and in Howard Gardner terms, moving across different intelligences, embracing the sensory, the emotional, the aesthetic and the discursive… She is a master teacher who has completely understood the essence of best teaching practice Margi leads by example, investing continuously in her own learning and development; She is a passionate and committed role-model, not just teaching, but practicing her art-form, and not just practicing, but energetically and enthusiastically investigating;

From the extensive reports I have received of your work as well as my personal knowledge of you, I strongly believe that you will add huge value to the community in Brisbane as well as in Australia. We look forward to developing an international connection with you and your organization in order to develop work that is both socially relevant and artistically excellent.

Working with Margi Brown Ash has been a wonderful and significant experience for me.Thanks to Margi I have learned to value the art that comes directly from me and therefore I have learned to value myself. Perhaps this is the greatest gift Margi Brown Ash has left me.

Margi’s studio is a safe place filled with creativity and joy. Margi can wear a multitude of hats within the space of one workshop. She is a director, actor trainer, writer, counsellor, actor, etc. Margi can take you to the next level of what you thought you were capable of, and she knows what that is before you do. Margi is in tune with young people;

4change has helped me immensely as a person. Every workshop we have we discover something new about ourselves or our work. It is amazing to see how each individual has grown. I believe that 4change’s framework offers the public something very unique;

The techniques taught by Margi Brown Ash have also permeated my personal being. I have learnt resilience techniques and feel that the workshops have allowed me to know, more intimately, my own inner self. In times of stress and anxiety I embrace the creative techniques such as collage and non dominant writing. These have become important therapeutic tools for me;

Because I have had an extended association with Margi and have participated in a number of her resilience classes, I have matured to the point that I am now able to adapt techniques taught and have added my personal perspective to my creative work. For example, when developing characters for theatre, I now use my painting to inform the development of my character;

Through my classes with Margi I have been encouraged me to follow my own intuition, have written original songs and scripts, and gained clarity about the kind of artist I aim to become;

Through group lessons I have observed that Margi has a remarkable ability to nurture individual talents, and help people to find their own unique voice;

Her support and belief in me was the reason that I got motivated, prepared self-promotional material, booked meetings with interstate art directors and took promotional trips to Sydney and Melbourne;

Margi has expanded the team’s repertoire by using performance, poetry and art as her responses to the clients. This is innovative practice which I hope Margi continues to explore and write;

Ms Brown Ash, with her experience and artistic generosity, shares this vision for Queensland and is exactly the appropriate artist to help advance the much-honoured work to the next level of its potential;

Using a spontaneous, compassionate and eclectic approach, Margi creates a safe container in her classes in which to explore and develop different selves. While the development of specific performance skills is incorporated into this work, Margi’s focus is on the nurturance of new ways of being self - developments which I would count as invaluable to the personal and professional development of any artist - with resonance beyond the time frame of her workshops;

Margi is a wise and creative facilitator who brings a wealth of artistic and psychological knowledge to her practice. In attending her small group workshops I have begun a journey of self exploration which provides me with a sense of fulfilment as well as having positive repercussions on my life both personally and professionally. It has raised my awareness of self and highlighted aspects of my professional life which I need to be aware of. As a Drama teacher and Pastoral Care Coordinator at a school, having this awareness is important and in a number of instances the principles behind the work can and have been transferred to my own professional practice;