In July of last year, a decision was made to assign regions to the existing Copic Certification Instructors and the team was expanded to include these now Regional Copic Certification Instructors. My existing schedule was ‘grandfathered’ in, allowing me to teach at locations I had planned that were outside of my ‘region’ until the Summer of 2010. Now the time has come to make some changes.
I have taught a large amount of Copic Certification classes in the Northeast. In fact, I just taught one in Massachusetts on Monday, at the request of a sales representative group. So I feel that the area has been well served and that continuing to focus on this one region would be too limiting. So the time has come to refocus my efforts instead on teaching workshops at stores rather than the all-day certification curriculum which I have been teaching for nearly two years. The consumer workshops have always been my passion. And project-based workshops are much more fun to teach!
This allows me to teach at more locations, outside of the region I had been assigned and also not have my travel plans tied to a company-sponsored class that could potentially be cancelled, which was almost the case with West Virginia just last week.
So while I will be teaching the consumer workshops that are scheduled in Texas and Toronto in the coming weeks, I am handing the baton for the certification class to the Regional Certification Instructors for your area. You will be very well served in their capable hands!
I am still on the Copic Design/Blog Team and will continue to teach workshops as a Copic Certified Designer as well as for the other fantastic companies with whom I currently work. No borders. Sundays at home. Kinda liking that!
As someone who benefitted greatly from one of those classes I say yippee and how lucky for the people who will take those classes from you in the future. I was thrilled to meet you and feel like I learned so much from you in such a fun way. Meeting you and Sharon here in San Antonio was awesome. I hope to continue my exploration of Copics and have my ability grow to the possiblilities you helped me to envision. Awesome Sally Lynn!
Mishy
I was so honored to be in that West Virginia class. Thanks for all the information! Hope to cross paths with you agian some day!
I am very glad that I got to meet you in person. Honestly I have been your fan long before you came to Charleston, WV. Hopefully your visit was a great one here to our state and wishing you CONTINUED success! You are very creative! Now go and have a Scrappy Day!
I am so glad that you are making wise decisions and time with family is a good one. I have benefited and grown artistically from the classes in Decatur, Ga., Columbia, SC and Spartenburg, SC. I will always be watching for classes that you have within driving distance. I wish you well in your new adventure and if I can help or assist the Regional instructor in my area I would be glad to at any time. I have already contacted her via email and invited her to visit our local Stamp store.
Thanks again for all you do for the craft.
Congrats on the changes. Thanks again for the Certification class in NC. Maybe with the changes it will be easier to come to PA? Thanks again!
Sally,
I hope that this will be better for you and your family. However, the classes will not be the same without you. I took your certification class in West Virginia last week. I thought it was fabulous. You will be great in sharing your talent whereever you go!! I hope that I will see again sometime.
Dawn Kuhn