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Steel Pony Visit our studio or shop online for a collection of unique clothes and accessories. All of our items Here, fabric becomes medicine for the soul.

Welcome to my creative sanctuary 🌿
I’m Joanne — designer, maker, and mindful stitching guide. Through courses, wearable art, and handmade designs, I help women slow down, reconnect with their creativity, and find calm through their own two hands.
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10/20/2026

I’ve spent 40 years working with fabric. You’d think that would make me want everything perfectly planned before I begin. It did the opposite. 🧵 The plan was never the point — the starting was. If you’re waiting to feel ‘ready’ to be creative again... don’t. Start with one color.

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Comment COLOR and I’ll send you the 3-minute color exercise I give every woman who tells me she doesn’t know where to begin

10/19/2026

I really thought there would come a point when I’d have everything figured out.
Apparently, 67 isn’t that point. 😂
There are still things I want to try, places I want to go, and parts of myself I haven’t discovered yet.
Maybe that’s actually the fun of getting older.
We’re not done yet.
Anyone else still wondering what they want to be when they grow up?

10/18/2026

My brain has BIG plans.

My body would like to discuss them after a short rest. 😂

Apparently reinvention at 67 comes with breaks, coffee, and occasionally forgetting what I was about to reinvent.

But I’m still curious. Still making things. Still wondering what might be next.

I’ll take that.

Anyone else have a brain and body operating on completely different schedules? 😂

10/17/2026

Apparently, 67 is not the age when someone hands you the instruction manual. 😂

I really thought I’d have everything figured out by now.

What I wanted. What I’d be doing. Where life was taking me.

But after more than 40 years as an artist and business owner, I’m still asking myself what I want to be when I grow up.

And you know what?

I’m starting to think that’s a pretty good question to keep asking.

Because who says we have to stop changing, growing, or trying new things just because we’ve collected a few more birthdays?

Maybe the interesting part is that we’re not finished becoming.

Please tell me I’m not the only one still figuring things out! 😂

10/16/2026

I wish someone had told me: getting older doesn’t mean having it all figured out.

At 67, I’m still wondering what comes next.

Creating has been teaching me that I don’t need all the answers. When I draw, I start with one line, then another. I add color, change direction, and let something emerge.

Maybe this next chapter works the same way.

Maybe I don’t need a perfect plan. Maybe I just need to begin.

That’s why I’m creating Art of Becoming, a creative workshop for women exploring what comes next.

If you’re asking, “What do I want now?” I’d love for you to join us.

🎨 Art of Becoming waitlist in my bio.

Are you someone who needs a plan, or are you learning to figure things out as you go?

10/12/2026

’m a woman over 50. But I’m also about 15 different people before lunch. 😂

Artist. Designer. Photographer. Accountant. Social media manager. Customer service department. Shipping coordinator. And occasionally, the woman who just wants to sit down with a cup of coffee and CREATE something.

After more than 40 years of running my own creative business, I’ve worn more hats than I can count.

And somewhere between doing all the things and being all the things, it’s easy to forget the person underneath them.

That’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.

At this stage of life, I don’t want to just keep doing what I’ve always done. I want to make room for who I’m becoming.

But first, I might need to fire a few of my imaginary employees. 😂

Tell me, how many jobs are YOU doing that nobody pays you for? 👇

10/12/2026

I really thought there would come an age when I’d have everything figured out.

I’d know what I wanted.

I’d feel certain about my direction.

I’d have a plan.

But here I am at 67, still asking myself some pretty big questions.

And lately, I’ve been wondering if that’s actually a good thing.

Maybe we’re not supposed to stop growing just because we’ve reached a certain age.

Maybe we’re allowed to change our minds.

Want different things.

Try something new.

Or simply admit that what worked for the last 30 years might not be what we want for the next 30.

I’ve spent more than 40 years creating with color, fabric, and art.

And one thing I’ve learned is that you don’t always have to know what you’re making before you begin.

Sometimes you discover it along the way.

I’m beginning to think life works that way, too.

Does anyone else feel like they’re still figuring out what they want to be when they grow up? 😄

I’d love to know.

10/11/2026

Apparently I spent a lot of years believing creativity had some very official prerequisites.

A good idea.

A plan.

The correct materials.

And preferably enough confidence that I wouldn’t make a complete mess.

I’m beginning to suspect that was all wildly overrated. 😂

Sometimes the hardest part is simply beginning before you know exactly what you’re making.

And lately I’m realizing I don’t necessarily need something new to begin with either.

I can start with something I already have.

An old piece of fabric.

Something unfinished.

A color I still love.

A piece from an earlier chapter.

Then I can move something around.

Add something.

Change my mind.

Notice what interests me.

And keep going.

It doesn’t have to become a masterpiece.

It just has to give me something to respond to.

So tell me:

Which one is most likely to stop you from starting?

1 — PLAN
2 — IDEA
3 — SUPPLIES
4 — CONFIDENCE

Just comment the number.

10/10/2026

I’ve spent more than 40 years working with fabric.

You might think that would make me want everything perfectly planned before I begin.

It’s almost the opposite.

Some of the things I love most happen because something doesn’t go according to plan.

A color lands differently.

An edge refuses to behave.

Two things I wouldn’t normally put together suddenly look interesting.

And sometimes the thing I hadn’t planned becomes my favorite part.

Maybe creativity doesn’t always need more control.

Maybe sometimes it needs a little room.

Which are you?

PLANNED or NO PLAN?

Just comment one. I’m curious.

10/09/2026

I saved these fabric panels for years.

They came from the Steel Pony wholesale days, when we created panels using the hand-painted designs that appeared on our clothing.

That chapter of my life changed.

But I never stopped loving these pieces.

Eventually, I took a class about making a quilt that tells a story and pulled them out again.

I added other fabrics, stitching and details.

Something from an earlier chapter became something completely different.

And lately I’ve been thinking about how much that resembles life.

We hear so much about starting over.

Reinventing ourselves.

Finding ourselves.

Becoming someone new.

But at 67, I’m not sure I want to throw everything out and become someone new.

There are parts of who I’ve been that I still very much want to keep.

Maybe creating what’s next isn’t always about starting over.

Maybe it’s about choosing what you want to carry forward and making something new from there.

What would you carry forward from an earlier chapter of your life?

Tell me in the comments. I’d love to hear.

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