A premium art membership for women who want to make something beautiful and feel better because they did.
Build artistic skill while enjoying a gentle creative rhythm that makes it easy to put down your phone, pick up soft pastels, and end the day feeling more present and more like yourself.
By the end of the day, your mind is tired.
You’ve spent the entire day thinking for other people.
So when evening finally arrives, you sit down and open your phone.
You scroll past beautiful things.
Things other people have made.
You admire the beauty.
But you rarely make anything yourself.
Not because you don’t want to…
But because life has become so full.
The hardest part isn’t wanting to make art.
It’s finding your way back to it after another full day.
Magic Makers was created to bring creativity back into the rhythm of your everyday life.
Try Magic Makers for 3 months for $99.
No long-term commitment. Just an invitation to begin.
WELCOME TO
Magic Makers is a premium soft pastel membership for women who want to make beautiful art and actually make time for it.
Each month, you’ll discover seasonal themes, create thoughtfully designed projects that help you build artistic skill, explore new techniques, and make artwork you’ll be genuinely proud of, all within a welcoming community of women who share your love of beauty and creativity.
There’s no pressure to keep up. No expectation to be perfect.
Just a beautiful reason to put down your phone, pick up your pastels, and spend an evening making something with your own hands.
And over time, something lovely begins to happen.
The paintings get better.
The practice feels easier.
And what began as a creative hobby quietly becomes one of your favorite parts of the week.
This is something I do for myself, to support the parts of me that often get pushed aside. It helps me attune to myself and the world around me.
BREANNE R.
A Rhythm that Gives Back To You.
Most women don’t put off creating because they stop caring.
They put it off because life gets full.
When something beautiful doesn’t have a place in your everyday life, it slowly gets pushed to the edges by everything that feels more urgent.
That’s not a failure of discipline.
It’s simply what happens when the things we love have nowhere to live
I’ve never believed the answer was trying harder.
I think it comes from making the things you love easier to return to.
The women in Magic Makers haven’t discovered a secret to having more free time. Their calendars aren’t emptier than yours.
They’ve simply given creativity a place to belong.
And because of that, they stop waiting for the perfect moment to make art.
They know it’s already waiting for them.
Beauty is one of the most overlooked antidotes to burnout.
When you sit down and create something with your hands, something begins to shift.
Your breathing slows.
Your mind settles.
Your attention returns to the present moment.
Instead of draining you, creativity restores your energy.
This is why so many women inside Magic Makers say the same thing:
“I thought I didn’t have time for this… but it’s the thing that makes everything else feel easier.”
Making art doesn’t require life to slow down first.
Often, it is what helps life feel spacious again.
What Your Evenings Could Feel Like
Screen time becomes soul time.
Heavy days soften.
Your breath slows.
Blank pages bloom with color.
Instead of ending the day with
another hour of scrolling…
Imagine this…
A candle lit.
A warm cup of tea beside you.
Colorful pastels spread across the table.
Soft music playing quietly in the background.
You make the first mark.
At first your mind is still full of the day.
But slowly something shifts.
For an hour, nothing is expected of you except to create.
Just curiosity, beauty, and the quiet satisfaction of watching a painting come to life.
When you push your chair back from the table, you don’t just have another hour behind you.
You have a
You don’t need a different life to experience this. Just a place where creativity has room to belong.
That’s the rhythm Magic Makers was designed to give you.
“Magic Makers has reawakened creativity in all areas of my life. Every month I’m challenged by the theme, trying new things and actually making art instead of just thinking about it! I love being part of the Magic Makers community. It’s so encouraging to be surrounded with others on the same creative path and to have support when you need it.”
ROBIN N.
Where Skill and Wonder Meet
Most creative spaces fall into one of two extremes.
EXTREME #1
Some are wonderfully playful but leave you wondering how to actually improve.
EXTREME #2
Others become so technical that the focus shifts from enjoying the process to getting everything exactly right.
Magic Makers was designed to live in the middle.
You’ll develop real artistic skill.
Whether you’re picking up soft pastels for the first time or returning after years away, you’ll learn real artistic skills through thoughtfully guided soft pastel projects while keeping the sense of curiosity, beauty, and enjoyment that made you want to create in the first place.
And month after month, you’ll watch your confidence grow alongside a collection of artwork you’ll be genuinely proud to display.
I don’t believe you should have to choose between learning and delight.
Inside Magic Makers, you get both.
Inside the Magic Makers Membership
Everything inside Magic Makers is thoughtfully designed to make it easy to keep creating, even when life is full.
Through live workshops, guided projects, inspiring guest sessions, and a welcoming community, you’ll continue building your skills while enjoying a creative rhythm that’s easy to return to month after month.
Being a part of this community has quite literally changed my life. I have created more art in the past 5 months than I have in the last 15 years.
Before joining, I felt creatively lost. This community has completely reignited my creative spark, and has given me a soft, encouraging, and healing place to experience joy and passion again.
It has brought beauty back into all areas of my life, and reminded me that the beauty I see in nature is not mundane, but something meaningful to explore and create from.
“I need to take this class. I think it’s going to change my life.”
That’s what I said before joining — even during a time when money was tight and it felt like a risk to invest in myself.
And it truly did change my life.
I will be forever grateful for the creative path it has set me on, and for everything this community has given me. It’s so easy to feel like art doesn’t matter in a world that constantly tells you it doesn’t — but this space reminds you that it does.
Signature Member, Magic Makers
WHAT’S INCLUDED
The heart of Magic Makers.
Paint alongside Valerie in beautifully guided soft pastel workshops where you'll learn new techniques, watch paintings come to life step by step, and create artwork you'll be proud to display.
Settle in with your tea, your pastels, and your latest project while creating alongside fellow members in a relaxed, encouraging atmosphere where the joy is as much in the making as the finished piece. Think: artsy study hall with your friends.
Receive thoughtful feedback, encouragement, and creative insight to help you continue growing with confidence.
Occasional guest artists introduce fresh ideas, materials, and sources of inspiration that expand your creative world.
A calming opportunity to slow down, reset, and create from a quieter place.
Beautifully curated guides and digital journals filled with prompts, reflections, and inspiration to support your creative rhythm between sessions.
A warm, thoughtful community rooted in kindness - where inspiration is shared, encouragement is constant, and comparison quietly disappears.
Join Magic Makers
Begin your creative ritual today.
Explore the membership at your own pace.
Meet Valerie McKeehan
Your creative guide
I’ve always loved beautiful things.
But like many women, I know how easy it is for creativity to drift to the edges when life gets busy.
That’s one of the reasons I fell in love with soft pastels.
I discovered not only the joy of learning a beautiful medium, but the quiet pleasure of sitting down at the end of the day to make something with my own hands.
I created Magic Makers because I wanted there to be a place where women could keep returning to that experience.
A place where they could continue growing their artistic skills without pressure or perfectionism.
A place where creativity didn’t have to compete for scraps of time.
Today, Magic Makers is home to hundreds of thoughtful women who come together to create beautiful artwork, encourage one another, and enjoy a rhythm of creativity that fits naturally into real life.
I’d be delighted to welcome you in.
The Surprising Part
Most women join Magic Makers because they want to learn to paint.
What surprises them is how naturally creativity begins to find its way back into everyday life.
They stop waiting for the perfect weekend.
They know exactly what they’ll be creating next.
They look forward to sitting down with a cup of tea and their pastels after dinner.
They spend less time consuming beauty and more time making it.
And almost without realizing it, making art becomes a natural part of their lives.
AND MANY MEMBERS SAY SOMETHING BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE:
“I feel like myself again.”
Creativity becomes a meaningful rhythm in everyday life.
WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYING
“I didn’t think I could do it… and now I’ve created paintings I’m truly proud of.”
– LV Hahn
“I can see a huge difference between the paintings I started with and what I create now.”
– Alea Claire Aika
“Being part of Valerie McKeehan’s Magic Makers community has been a gift to my creative practice. Valerie has a remarkable way of breaking down technique while still leaving space for each artist’s own voice to emerge.
What I value most is the spirit of the community she’s built—supportive, generous, and deeply encouraging. It’s a place where learning feels joyful, experimentation is welcomed, and artists at every stage can grow together.
For me, Magic Makers has been both grounding and inspiring—a reminder that creativity thrives best when we share the journey.”
– Pamela Giles
Before joining, I felt so stuck and lost with being creative, but joining this group has helped me find that spark again.
– Megan Y.
It has become a beautiful community of encouragement, healing, and hope and I feel so lucky to be a part of it.
– Emily E.
It brings me joy and satisfaction, and in so doing, lets me show up energized in every area of my life.
– Shauna S.
A Few Weeks From Now
Your evenings begin to feel different.
Not dramatically different, just quietly better.
Instead of automatically reaching for your phone, you find yourself looking forward to your creative time.
Your pastels are waiting on the table.
You sit down and begin.
Some nights it’s twenty minutes.
Some nights longer.
Little by little, you begin to look forward to this part of your week.
Not because you have to, but because you genuinely enjoy it.
That’s the rhythm Magic Makers was created to make possible.
TRY Magic Makers
Give yourself three months to see what happens when creativity has a place in your life.
Try the Membership for 3 months for $99
For just $99, you’ll step into a beautifully guided soft pastel membership where you’ll create artwork you’re proud of, build your skills, and discover the simple pleasure of ending the day with something you’ve made with your own hands.
Join the workshops.
Paint alongside a welcoming community.
Explore seasonal projects.
And experience what it’s like to have a creative rhythm that’s waiting for you week after week.
Most women join because they want to make beautiful art.
What keeps them coming back is how much they look forward to the experience.
Experience Magic Makers for $99.
No long-term commitment.
Just an invitation to make something beautiful.
Prefer a lighter option?
Try our simpler, self-paced option for a creative boost for only $29/month
This is perfect if you want to dip your toe in at your own pace. No pressure, no live calls, just beautiful creative material delivered to you every month.
We Thought You Might Ask…
Here’s everything you might want to know before stepping into the magic.
That’s totally okay — Magic Makers is designed for real life.
You can pop in for 10 minutes, enjoy a full workshop, or catch a replay when it works for you. There’s no schedule you have to keep up with. Every little bit of creative play counts.
You don’t need much at all to begin.
In fact, starting with a small, simple set of soft pastels is often the most enjoyable way to learn. It removes the overwhelm of too many choices and allows you to really see how a few colors can work together.
Inside Magic Makers, you will find beginner resources to guide you in a way that works beautifully with a limited palette so you can begin with what you have and build over time if you want to.
This isn’t about having the “perfect” setup.
It’s about sitting down and letting yourself start.
Not sure what supplies to get? Here is a great place to start.
Nope!
The live calls are a cozy bonus if you love creating together, but many members watch the replays on their own time. You won’t miss anything by not attending live.
Yes, every workshop, curiosity session, and mentoring call is recorded and added to your member portal so you can watch whenever you want.
Foundation is a simple, self-paced creative experience.
You’ll receive the monthly theme, tutorials, and inspiration to keep you creating in your own time and rhythm.
There are no live calls included at this level.
Signature is the full Magic Makers “retreat-from-home” experience.
This is where the community comes to life.
You’ll have access to our live monthly calls, the private member space, and the opportunity to receive real support and feedback from Valerie. It’s a place to be seen, encouraged, and to create alongside others who are walking this path with you.
Both are beautiful.
Signature simply offers a deeper level of connection, support, and shared creative rhythm.
Yes.
There’s no contract. Stay as long as it feels good for you.
Cancelling is very simple. You just email support@valeriemckeehan.com and our team will cancel your account within 24 hours.
Absolutely.
Magic Makers is beginner-friendly, gentle, and welcoming.
Valerie teaches in a way that builds confidence, not pressure and you’ll be surprised how quickly you start creating things you love.
You get full access to everything for as long as you’re an active member.
New videos, workshops, and inspiration are added every month. There’s always something fresh waiting for you.
Signature members get access to our private Facebook group. A warm, encouraging space where women share their art, chat, ask questions, and cheer each other on.
It’s optional, but most members say it becomes one of their favorite parts.
Yes!
While we love soft pastels and that is the primary medium Valerie teaches, Magic Makers is really about creativity, inspiration, and play. Members use watercolor, acrylic, gouache, digital, mixed media, and more.
You will find this to be an inspiring space of creative, kindred spirits who enjoy art and creativity in all forms.
FINAL INVITATION
If spending an evening with your pastels sounds more appealing than another evening spent scrolling…
If you’ve been looking for a hobby that’s as joyful as it is beautiful…
If you simply want a lovely reason to slow down and create something with your own hands…
I’d love to welcome you into Magic Makers.
Come make something beautiful.
