ABOUT
NORTON STONEWORKS
Every project begins with a vision.
A quiet retreat tucked into the garden.
A stone wall that feels like it’s always been there.
An artistic piece that draws people in and makes them stay a little longer.
Our goal is simple: to bring those visions to life with craftsmanship and creativity.
Stone is timeless. We believe the work we create with it should be, too.
“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 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.
