Amazing new idea from Wignall & Moore – London’s only Labyrinth Gallery, open from the 8th-30th of April. For more information, see the website here.

“A unique collection of art and performance is hidden away amongst the corridors and chambers of this surreal Gallery. Step into the Labyrinth to engage not only with works of art but also with a rare piece of architecture that would otherwise be cut off from public access. An 1850’s barn forms the structure which governs the route. Those who venture inside have only the transformed space to guide them.”

For the last Pocket Inspiration, Julie Loen, a freelance photographer from Oslo, Norway, talked to Ballad Of.

What inspires you to create your work?
I am often inspired by music, it might be a line in a song or just the mood that triggers an idea. But half the time inspiration seems to come from nowhere and anywhere. It might be something as subtle as a smell or a certain kind of light, or sometimes the idea seems to just pop right into my head, fully formed, without further ado.

What is the first process in the creation of your work?
I prefer working on location, so finding a good place to shoot is quite important to me. Often the location and the general theme of the shoot will inspire further ideas within the same setting. On big shoots I’ll usually go scouting location, make sketches and plan the whole thing ahead more or less in detail. But I guess the very first thing I do after deciding on a theme and mood is look through magazines and art books for further inspiration.

What’s your dream?
To work full time with photography without making too many compromises.

To see more of Julie’s work click here

Natalie J Watts is a photographer who lives and works in London.

What inspires you to create your work?
Everything around me; the past, the present, the future. In this time of photography being such an accessible medium, it is increasingly hard to produce something original and striking. A lot of my inspiration is drawn from feelings I have experienced, dreams I’ve had, tales I heard as a child and places I have visited. Ideas can be conjured anywhere – whilst on the phone, on train journeys, in the shower…
The inspiration to experiment and push myself and my work comes from my son, Daniel, who I had at just 18. It is important to me for him to see the satisfaction and reward that hard work brings, as well as recognizing the beauty of the world around us.

What is the first process in the creation of your work?
Once I have the seed of an idea, I set about developing a moodboard and considering different angles to work with in order to create something unique. Overall, the most significant thing I believe is to build a strong team to produce the images. Every aspect of a photo shoot is vital and I have been incredibly lucky to work with some fantastic industry people.

What’s your dream?
Ultimately, I would love to travel the world shooting for fashion campaigns and clients, whilst continuing to produce my creative and experimental work. Along with drawing inspiration from different cultures, I really want to inspire others and would like to try my hand at teaching one day. I think it is very important to give something back and to share knowledge and creativity.

See more of Natalie’s work here

In the first of a new series of Findings to get inside artist’s minds in your lunch break, Robin Cracknell, who produces dreamy, beautiful images and was nominated by Marc Quinn for a show curated by Guardian readers, talks about inspiration.

What inspires you to create your work?
The ‘connectedness’ of things inspire me. I’m curious why things happen the way they do, why things feel the way they do and so, naturally, I want to work these things out. my pictures are a way of analysing what’s around me, working out where I belong, and saying ‘I am here’.

What is the first process in the creation of your work?
My first process is noticing something and having that strange compulsion to document it. “What is interesting about that room, that scent, that object?” I can only know by documenting it and then the connections begin. Sometimes those connections are cliches and deadends. Wasted efforts. Sometimes they are beautiful, revealing, enlightening.

What’s your dream?
I’m not really a dreamer because life seems to have a savage and seemingly random momentum, far stronger than my dreams. If i was a dreamer, though, I would dream of loving and being loved. as trite as that sounds, why dream of anything else?

See more of Robin’s work here

The best colour search. EVER. [HERE]

Love. This. Font.

Your World Of Text – a really nice website which allows you to type whatever you want, whereever you want. Create your own at yourworldoftext.com/[your name here]

Really interesting flickr by Ingrid, who like to design things. [LINK]

Muxtape.com: a really well designed website for bands. What a great alternative to myspace..