Welcome to my site, as it is, here I am, sitting in a tree outside my boyfriend David's old apartment. About Jen Paxton I am a very eclectic person, as this site might show. I will update as I have the time. Currently, there are many images available of my art. I just finished painting a few new pictures, so I will try to get in to scan them soon. :) Um, yeah, well a note to that, it could be a little while, I always seem to be busy, even though not a lot seems to get finished. I enjoy creating web sites (although I never seem to have enough time to keep up). Recently, I updated a lot of my personal site, and I am still working on redesigning a lot of it. I also built the Palomar College Arboretum site.

Here is a link to some pictures of my "family": fiance, bird, cats.... Family. My "new" cat is almost 6 years old now, still no pictures scanned yet, so stay tuned, he is Really Cute, and a bit bigger now...his name is Kumet which is "Luiseno" for Smoky. A friend and native speaker of the language helped me name him.

I am an alumnus of California State University San Marcos, (CSUSM). Our server has a lot of valuable information, as well as some excellent ftp sites. Take a look.

Work?
I am currently working with an e-commerce company that is providing an e-commerce marketplace for the printing industy. For more info, go to Printable.com. This new job is a big career change for me, since I was teaching special ed in a non-public school for 12 to 20 year olds, most of whom lived in group homes run by the same business as the school. That really turned out to not be such a great place. I suppose that isn't really a big surprise considering the environment and the management. It really sux to think about all the kids out there who need help, and many times the help falls short, or does more damage. I always enjoyed the kids I worked with, most of them were pretty cool.
   I was injured April 20, 1999 while teaching though, and the stress and politics just got to be too much. My injury was an orbital blowout fracture of the left eye orbit, sustained from being punched by a student. Fortunately, despite politics and other issues, the young man (17yo) was sentenced and was held accountable for his actions, for a short while anyway. It worked out for me, perhaps it shall for him as well. I am much happier in my new job and look forward to learning a lot more as I go. The last couple years, I have learned a lot of design and web coding, but haven't really had the means or energy to apply it to my personal site. I have a lot more time now days, so I hope to be updating my entire site with a full redesign soon. I do want to wait till I have it all ready before posting it though, and typically for me, I have gone through about 5 design ideas and keep changing my mind. I need to get on with it though, as I am embarrassed of this site now, it is just sooo out-moded.
raven@owl.csusm.edu Or jen@triport.com.

Interests?
One of my many interests is Native American Studies, which my fiance David actually studies in depth. I have been told I am part Cherokee (isn't everyone *smile*). I can't prove any Native heritage, I don't claim it, and I am not really concerned about proving it but strangely, many would scorn me, simply because of those choices. That is OK with me, I do enjoy learning about this wonderful tribe (and other tribes) as much as I enjoy many other things. I like to study the Cherokee language when time permits and use Cherokee words for things like my nick on IRC. Hence I go by Golanv there, and many other places, which is Cherokee for Raven.
 
Try my Tsalagi Site, for more information about Cherokee and links to other sites on the subject.
I do Native American style beadwork, specifically peyote or gourd stitch, lane stitching on leather or cloth items, edging (ie on pipe bag edge, etc.), and loom work. I also make various other items, such as painted rawhide parfleches.

And do check out this very cool Beadwork Resource Page run by Simone!

Issues! Please visit the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee Home page. Read the FAQ, even if you are familiar with the case, there is info at the bottom that tells you how to help. I would love to hear that people on the net could make a difference with this clemency issue. My boyfriend David used to run the Red Hawk LPSG here in North County San Diego. Time restraints have made it difficult for us to be very active, but we both still believe strongly in this issue. Please, let your voices be heard, we can make a difference. Leonard has another hearing this year, and the opinions of the public do matter, check the LPDC page for further info.

My other pages...
Since I used to hang out on IRC sometimes, I have some friends there. Here is a link to some pictures and home pages of my friends. Links with a Native American flavor that I have found.
  Oh, and here is a link to some other favorite Links. This link is where you will find more of my eclectic interests.

raven@owl.csusm.edu Last updated 03/17/00