John and Luke parents, Jane and David Marston, are experienced carvers who provided both with the introduction to the art and skill of carving. John first started carving at the age of eight. In earlier years, his parents and Simon Charlie surrounded John, they taught him carving and the legends of the Coast Salish people. Slowly over the last fifteen years, John started to develop his own style of carving. John's primary focus is taking modern shapes, lifelike features, and adding traditional Salish designs, always trying to bring the figures to life. Every piece that he creates becomes a journey. The journey starts with the legends, stories and the history, then ends up as a creation of heart-felt meaning and displayable art. Every piece always has special expression and purpose to John. When Luke first began to carve he sought guidance from Nisga'a carver, Wayne Young. Simon Charlie has also been an influential teacher and Luke assisted him in the creation of four house posts. More recently he has been working at Thunderbird Park and has been influenced by artists there, in particular Shawn Karpes. In addition to his wood carving Luke enjoys the medium of silver for expressing the legends and designs of the Coast Salish people.