Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

My dream job is to be a stonemason for York Minster.

I lived in York for five years, it's a great place. If you ever went to Motosave, Halfords, or Drakes (the chippy near the Minster) you've probably met me.

http://www.conanabel.co.uk

You designed that three-way joint? I was given a link to your site by a friend a few months ago because I was thinking about something similar at the time. Amazing stuff!

I wouldn't call myself a craftsman at all, but I used to work as a spraypainter's assistant/general dogsbody and made/painted the scenery for Walking With Dinosaurs Live

I also helped to make this giant head.

And this piece for the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (which weighed literally a ton). I'm most proud of this. No pictures of it under construction unfortunately.

The sculpture above is made from fibreglass shells filled with a cork/resin mixture, and painted with a self-cleaning paint.

While I worked there I was also involved in making a few dozen little things for commercial expos, but taking photos was frowned upon and I had to delete them all (except the three above that I downloaded before the boss found out).

Now I'm doing an industrial design degree. I'm aiming to work in user centred design, but I'd also love to have my own little workshop making bespoke pieces of furniture/homewares. I have deep respect for any craftsperson, and the stuff in this thread is amazing.