For the record, I don’t use sketch­books effec­tively as I should. Mine tend to be filled with scrib­bles, non sequiturs, and aren’t very exper­i­men­tal. The best sketch­books help artists to refine their style, and make it a safe place to “mess up” and try new things. For this Thursday’s round up, I’ve included some sketch­books ...

Jesse Draxler is an artist work­ing in col­lage, as well as some­one that par­tic­i­pates in artist col­lec­tives. Per­haps most impor­tantly of all, he hails from the Mid­west (Min­nesota), like myself. I kid about that last part. But, in all seri­ous­ness, I really enjoy Jesse’s work. It is a nice com­bi­na­tion of cut paper, draw­ing, and ...