THE STONE MASONRY, SCULPTURE & OF HECTOR SANTOS
802-484-9990 www.hectorsantos.com sculpture@hectorsantos.com
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Hector Santos Phone: 802-484-9990 E-mail: sculpture@hectorsantos.com Websites: www.hectorsantos.com www.renaissance-graphics.com
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THE STONE MASONRY & SCULPTURE OF HECTOR SANTOS
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Table of Contents: Page i
Notes
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About
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Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16
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Contact Information Stone Masonry Walls & Steps
Alternative Style Stone Wall Stone Fireplace Stone Walls
Retaining Wall & Steps Fire-pit Fire-pit
Sculpture
“Fitting In” “Fitting In” “Seasons”
“Eau De Vie” “Jones”
“Earth’s Crust” Wall Sculpture
“Flows Like a River”
“Circle in a Square” & “Sean Hannity” “Colorado Colors” & “Ancient Eye” “Who’s There”
“Faux Fireplace”
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About
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orking with stone has been my passion for many years, a passion so deep that I have made it my life’s work. It all started when I was about eighteen, driving around the countryside to look at old stone walls and buildings, studying the various types of stone that were used, the diferent patterns, and how the shapes it together. In 1982, I worked with a carpenter in Cape Cod who also did masonry work, and that’s how I got my start. I have been a self-employed stone mason in Vermont for over twenty years. I have worked closely with architects, engineers, contractors, and home owners, giving me the opportunity to design and construct many beautiful stone walls, ire-pits, and patios. For years I have gotten an incredible amount of satisfaction from this work. I ind the whole process fascinating, and I enjoy almost every aspect of it, from the irst phone call, to the design, research, and organization. here is something exciting, almost exhilarating, when a ten-wheel dump truck comes rolling down the driveway, backs up, and starts to unload 14 tons of stone. With a loud rumble and crash it falls from the tailgate, spewing stone to the ground. he dump body is lowered, the dust settles, and I pay the driver. I turn, look at that massive pile of stone and begin to work. Several years ago, I began feeling like something was missing. I wasn’t feeling the same satisfaction, and I was getting the urge to take my ideas to a diferent level. I wanted to make sculpture. I wanted to do a style of work that had never been done before. Having always been in awe of the Neolithic structures of Europe, I wanted to install large megalithic pieces of stone as a structural element or frame. hen, I wanted to add an inlay of smaller pieces of stone between the larger pieces, set in various conigurations. In 1999 I got a grant from the Vermont Arts Council and began my career as a sculptor. I’ve made a number of large, outdoor installations since that time, which has been incredibly satisfying. I make smaller pieces as well. My wall sculptures are inspired by my larger outdoor pieces, but are smaller, about the size of a framed picture. hey are an extension of the full sized pieces with an inlay of copper, mica schist, granite and sometimes birch. Because my larger pieces require weeks of planning, scheduling of trucks, the moving of many tons of stone and the cooperation of the weather, I have started making my mixed media work smaller and movable and I am able to create sculpture indoors and year-round, which makes them accessible to more potential clients. I also design and install my wall sculptures on a larger scale. I create entire walls of stone, copper, birch and other media, including indoor fountains. I feel the perfect environment for these is a reception area in a professional oice, hospital, a restaurant or a room in a private residence. My work has taken me to diferent parts of the United States and South America. I have been fortunate enough to have my work featured in local newspapers, magazines, on “Bob Vila’s Home Again” and HGTV’s “hat’s Clever”. I also have a self-published book; he Modern Stone Age, he Stone Masonry of Hector Santos. hank you for taking the time to review this portfolio. —Hector Santos v
STONE MASONRY
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Walls & Steps | South Woodstock, Vermont
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Alternative Style Stone Wall | Brownsville, Vermont
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Stone Fireplace | Brownsville, Vermont 4
Stone 5Walls | South Woodstock, Vermont
Retaining Wall & Steps | South Woodstock, Vermont
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Fire-pit | South Woodstock, Vermont
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SCULPTURE
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“Fitting In” | Woodstock, Vermont | 2014 10
“Fitting In” | Woodstock, Vermont | 2014
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“Seasons” | Woodstock, Vermont | 2007 12
“Eau De Vie” | Quechee, Vermont | 2006 13
“Jones” | Rutland, Vermont | 2001 14
“Earth’s Crust” | Woodstock, Vermont | 1999 15
WALL SCULPTURE
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“Flows Like a River” | Stone & Copper | 24” x 30”
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“Circle in a Square” | Stone & Copper | 20” x 20”
“Sean Hannity” | Stone on Painted Wood | 20” x 24” 18
“Colorado Colors” | Stone & Copper | 20” x 30”
“Ancient Eye” | Stone & Copper | 20” x 24” 19
“Who’s There?” | Stone & Copper | 48” x 96” 20
“Faux Fireplace” | Stone & Copper | 60” x 48”
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Hector Santos Phone: 802-484-9990 E-mail: sculpture@hectorsantos.com Websites: www.hectorsantos.com www.renaissance-graphics.com
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802-484-9990 www.hectorsantos.com sculpture@hectorsantos.com
Design and Layout by Hector Santos. Photography by Hector Santos & Elena Santos. Š 2014