Konplete fraz sa a: Nan fen ane 1950 yo, Martin te lou asosye avèk yon gwoup atis ki t ap viv ak travay nan katye North Beach nan San Francisco tankou Jay DeFeo ak Wally Hedrick, ki te marye, Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, Bernice Bing, ak Deborah Remington. An 1954 Hedrick ak Remington ko-fondatè a
Sis galri, ak kat lòt atis ak powèt.