Edie Wade and I met three years ago as I often sit and work on my stoop here in the neighborhood and she walks by with her little dog Pumpkin. We spoke of her late husband Michael, a lovely man who grew up in the Haight in the ‘50s, and lived at 1438 Page Street for 46 years. Edie mentioned his grandmother, local watercolor artist (and chiropractor!) Marjorie Beryll Stevens, and I was smitten with her journey. Here’s a glimpse of it — along with the enchanting story of Edie and Michael — as Edie was so kind to share. [For more information on Marjories’s enchanting watercolors, contact Edie. ]
“House on Laguna”
Marjorie painting in Golden Gate Park, 1960s.
“City Panorama, St. Ignatius”
“House on Steiner”
“House on Waller”
“Over the Roof”
“Pink House Lower Haight”
“San Francisco Landscape”
“Sunday Morning Haight”
“Upper Rear Flats on Haight “
Marjorie painting at her studio / chiropractic office at 1550 Haight Street, 1960s.
“Haight Ashbury Scene“
Edie and Michael on Haight Street, 2015.
