Welcome to Ra’s Spiral Path

The Website of Sarah J Batchelder

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

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 weave tapestries and baskets made from discarded wires and often use repurposed items and upcycled textiles in my work. I also weave belts on an inkle loom, triangles on a triangle loom, and am learning some other looms.

I offer local personalized instruction on tapestry and inkle looms for those in the Tucson area. Please contact me here if you are interested.

Moon Views

  • Woven in 2023 in Jamesport, NY
  • My first completed circular weaving
  • Selected for a group exhibition in 2025

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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  • Look what the wind blew in….

    It’s been super windy the past couple of days. Yesterday, I could barely see the mountains in the morning – there was so much dust in the air stirred up by the wind. Windy days usually bring a certain crazy energy to the library, and yesterday was no exception. It was a hard day.

  • I forgive myself…

    It has been a long time since I have posted anything here and that is ok. I forgive myself for not having a ton of energy at the end of the night. This writing/ weaving/ project place is a new thing for me – something I hope to continue for a long time. So it’s…

  • Arm chair coverings

    It’s been a busy week and I haven’t felt very creative. I did finish half of a project last week – a set of arm chair coverings. I used the same colors in both pieces, but I didn’t want them to be exact matches.

  • The Random Gifts

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    When I drive between my son’s preschool and work, I like to listen to audio-books in the car. I’m currently making my way through The Achievement Habit by Bernard Roth. There is a part where he describes a random streaker breezing through a lecture one day as a gift. The event changed the energy of…

  • Which?

    Shall I weave or shall I write? Shall I weave or shall I write? It’s getting late at night. Shall I weave or shall I write? Both.

  • My Road

    I wrote this poem a very long time ago – I think it was in the year 1994. So, about 25 years ago. I liked it when I wrote it, but I liked it even better when I discovered that my friend liked it as well. It seems like a good poem to share here.…

  • My First Post

    Life is change. Change is life. After contemplating for months now, what new steps I could take for living my most awesome life, I finally took a big leap and bought myself some web space. As I get things figured out here, I am sure this space will evolve over time. Ideally, this will be…

  • The Journey Begins

    Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

  • Trusting One’s Gut

    So I’ve been checking out a lot of cookbooks from the library lately. For inspiration, health, and information. I’ve had low back pain for weeks which has just recently relented. And my gut instinct is telling me that at least part of it is related to diet.  I liked this one so much that I…

  • Raising my Frequency

    So I’ve been listening to an awesome book – You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero. I love this author and everything she has to say. I’ve checked out the book from the library and have been listening to it as much as I can while in the car – commuting, running errands,…

A close up of wolf eyes from a tapestry woven by Sarah Batchelder.