The Sketchbook Project is like “a concert tour but with sketchbooks”, and available to everyone. Participants sign up and choose a theme to their book and use it as a basis for imagery. From there, each individual fills the book with drawings, collages, painting, writing, etc. until the project deadline. After it’s been sent it to the good folks at the Art House Co-op, all of the sketchbooks tour the United States until they are put in permanent collection of the Brooklyn Art Library. If you are interested, you have until October 31st of this year to sign up and choose your theme!

From top to bottom, in order: Andrea Posada // Jesse Draxler // Lizzy Stewart // Lili Scratchy // Tyler Parker

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 photography. I am especially a fan of his use of newspaper and typography — it’s nice to see type and images working together as collage elements rather than just words on newsprint. We can then appropriate it as a decorative element.

There are many interesting pieces to Jesse’s work; it is a bit morbid (you’ve got the use of bight green paint as blood dripping from a woman’s mouth), and a mixture of vintage and modern (old photographs with modern shape and color).

Jesse is also involved in a couple of artist collectives, including being a co-founder of the WAFA Global Artist Collective. WAFA is committed to the support of emerging artists, and has a lot of wonderful work from their members as well. Definitly worth your time in checking out.

All images via his website.