Stanley is the son of Tom Rector, who is also a well known Nova Scotian folk artist. Stanley has worked as a woodsman, coal miner, lobster fisherman and truck driver. He began carving in the late 1980's, and primarily carves people but also occasionally carves bears engaged in various activities.

Ref: Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival Society, A Joyous Vision - Contemporary Folk Art in Nova Scotia (1995); Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, A Life of Its Own (1997); Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999)

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