Ra's Spiral Path

Welcome to Ra’s Spiral Path

The Website of Sarah J Batchelder

Writer < Weaver > Storyteller

Woven Bits
Woven raven over a mountainside
A small portion from “Ancestors Calling” (2025)

Writer, Weaver, and Storyteller

Weaving words and wisdom

Intuitive Tapestry Weaver

I can keep big pictures and stories in mind, while refining details.

Lifelong Learner

As a mother of a tween, educational specialist, and former children’s librarian, I strive to make learning fun.

Copy Editor and Writer

Words matter. And how they are presented matters as well.

Solution Oriented DIY’er

I practice by doing and experimenting and accept failure as a part of the learning process.

Maker of Quirky Items

I find joy in the strange and weird. Do you too? I now have a POD store.

Brewer, Gardener, Hiker

I reclaim ancient knowledge, spaces, and ways to connect with previously hidden ancestral paths.

Writer

I have written in many types of formats – academic, informational, and fictional. I once wrote a rhyming play about the summer reading program where I worked and performed it with a coworker and puppets to an elementary school. The kids loved it.

My portfolio can be found here.

Weaver

I primarily weave tapestries and baskets made from discarded wires and often use repurposed items and upcycled textiles in my work. I am also learning how to use other types of looms – rigid heddle, inkle, and a Swedish counterbalance floor loom.

Moon Views

  • Woven in 2023 in Jamesport, NY
  • My first completed circular weaving
  • Selected for a group exhibition in 2025
A three panel (connected) weaving of a mountain landscape and waterfall by fiber artist, Sarah Batchelder

Ancestors Calling

  • An experimental pulled warp tapestry
  • My weaving almost always include repurposed materials.
  • I honor my planet and her life forms in the materials I choose to work with.
A pulled warp tapestry of a Sonoran mountain kingsnake woven by Sarah Batchelder

Sylvia Snake

  • A pulled warp tapestry woven in three parts – head, middle, and tail.
  • Sylvia is a Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake.
  • Her retractable tongue is made from cable wire.

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    And the site name has changed.

  • Progress!

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    I posted on Instagram last Friday that I thought I would be finished with Grogu this week. Alas, I misjudged time once again. This is what it currently looks like. I want to finish the top with a darker blue color that I do not yet have. And I need to finish the stitching around…

  • In Honor of Women’s History Month

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    Last week, I spent time working on one of the webpages on my new website. The site is still very much under construction, but I have been blogging from it, while I build it. It’s a big dream website, where I am trying to showcase various skills, abilities, and goals in one place, while preparing…

  • A new page

    A new page

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    I spent most of the morning finishing up the website page I started working on yesterday. It’s Information wants to be free (on this website) highlighting my work in libraries. I’ve also been busy trying to get my Grogu weaving finished. I’m getting close. Next, I need to figure out payment blocks for that website.…

  • Grogu will be finished soon.

    Grogu will be finished soon.

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    And I now have a professional email. I’ve made some decisions about selling online and where to concentrate my efforts. I’ve decided to shut down the Shopify store. I put some effort into setting it up and learned some good things, but I’ve decided to build what I want from this site. In fits and…

  • From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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    by E.L. Konigsburg I finished reading this book with my son about a month ago and was pleased with how well it has held up. I remember being read this story as a child. I think it must have been fifth grade in Mr. Laskowich’s class. He used to read to us every day-I think…

  • Weaving with The Force

    Weaving with The Force

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    My current work in progress is a tapestry of Grogu (aka Baby Yoda). I’m really pleased with how it’s turning out. I am learning as I am going. Each piece is unique and brings its own challenges. I’m happy with how his first hand came out. I’ve never worked with a template before. I’ve also…

  • Value in Letting Go

    Value in Letting Go

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    Losing that quartz crystalAt LGA securityBummed me outAt first.I’ve had that rockA long time.I found it on the shoreOf Lake CushmanWhile working that Crappy job.It was outdoorsAnd team basedSo it shouldn’t have been that bad…But it sucked.And I found this crystal And that was cool.And I’ve mostly had it on meSince then.I’ve had that rockFor…

  • The Peace Book

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    By Todd Parr Even though I wasn’t looking for picture books at my last visit to the library, I couldn’t help but see this one on the new books shelf. I love, love, love Todd Parr’s books for little ones (and adults). Some of my favorites include: It’s Okay to be Different It’s Okay to…

  • Thank You, Breath

    Thank You, Breath

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    Self love is whatCame up for meThis sessionTrust myself.Don’t listen to the naysayers.Listen to my heart.I can heal meI am worthy Of my own loveThe systems designedBy modern humansHave done me A world of harm.I can undo itAnd heal myself.I can shine brightlyFrom withinLoveAnd trustMyself.

A portion of "a map of dragons" by fiber artist, Sarah Batchelder