Studio Solstone originated in 1971 when Michael and Sarah Yaeger married in Rome, Italy and moved to Altea, Spain to pursue their artistic careers documenting Spanish towns in paintings, drawings, etc. They even painted the stones of beaches and sold their work in local markets and from their home studio.
In 1979 with their two young children, Mercedes and Antony, they relocated to Seattle, WA where Michael had spent his childhood, to continue their art careers in the Pike Place Market. After selling on the Market’s crafts-tables for two years, in 1982 they moved into their present location and printed their first calendar of Sarah’s watercolors, a yearly tradition that continues to this day. Sarah’s unique ability to not only paint on location, but also paint while selling at their shop, inspired a second name for their business, Watercolors Fresh Daily.
Michael served as the honorary “Mayor of Pike Place Market” for twenty-five years, lending his passionate support to preserving the foundation of Pike Place Market, a forever home for mom-and-pop businesses, an incubator of innovation and culture.
Today Sarah’s paintings enliven the walls of homes and businesses throughout the world, preserving visually the history of an ever-changing city and region.
After all, “If Seattle were a painting, it would have to be a watercolor.” Insightful words by former Mayor of Seattle, Charles Royer.