ABOUT
NORTON STONEWORKS
The best stonework feels inevitable, like the stones were always meant to be exactly where they are. I work with clients to create dry stone walls, garden features, and sculptural installations that enhance their landscape for generations. Whether functional or artistic, every project is built with the same commitment to craft and beauty.
Joe Norton
Level 2 Certified Dry Stone Waller & Instructor - DSWA-GB
20+ Years Building Stonework Across Maine, New England & Beyond
Based in Brunswick, Maine, serving the Midcoast, Greater Portland, and Down East regions.
“Working with Joe is always a pleasure...it’s not just that you can count on him to get the job done; it’s his blissful demeanor in doing so. He’s both artisan and artist in a world that is increasingly mass produced.”
JOE NORTON
Certified Dry-Stone Waller and Instructor with The Stone Trust and the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain
While finishing college, I worked for a stonemason in my hometown of Boothbay, Maine. The physical work of lifting and fitting stones was a grounding contrast to the meandering path my education had taken.
After school, I took a job with the National Park Service (complete with brown polyester pants, green shirt, and a funny hat). Hiking the hills of the Marin Headlands, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, I often found myself daydreaming about things I wanted to build with stone.
I moved to Maui. Floating in the Pacific one sunny Sunday morning near Lahaina, staring up at that paradise-blue sky, again I found myself placing stones together in my mind.
One day I listened to that voice. I moved back to Maine and started working with stone full time. In the twenty years since my life has been completely taken over by stone.
