Sketching at Pastime Hardware, El Cerrito

Post author By Jana Bouc
Post date December 16, 2010
7 Comments on Sketching at Pastime Hardware, El Cerrito

Wire Winding & Measuring Machine, Ink & Watercolor

The crew at Pastime Hardware remembered us from our previous night there last year and treated us like honored guests. Cathy tackled the wall of spooled wires (see our Urban Sketchers site) but I fell in love with this ancient machine (above) for measuring long lengths of wire. Nobody there knew what it was called. Behind it is a rack of copper tubing.

Orion Key Grinding Machine, ink & watercolor & collaged piece of Ace brown bag

While I sketched the key grinding machine, an employee swept nearby, preparing for closing. He showed me his dustpan full of gold dust, explaining it falls from the key machine. I’m still battling the stupid landscape-format Moleskine that makes drawing and painting standing up difficult (for me, anyway). I had to completely surrender to wonkiness on this one but was glad for the handy nearby stool I sat on for drawing the wire winder.

I’m also glad for some upcoming vacation during which I will bind a new journal and sketch like crazy to finish this one.

Tags Art, Drawing, El Cerrito, El Cerrito, Ink and watercolor wash, Pastime Hardware, Pen and Ink, Sketchbook Pages

7 replies on “Sketching at Pastime Hardware, El Cerrito”

I love these drawings of the machines – and the idea of gold dust in a hardware supplier!

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Wonderful sketches, Jana! I remember the ones from last year – what an inspired place to draw!

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These are great. Such unusual subjects and very appealing.

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I agree with Casey, an inspired place to draw! I tend to avoid hardware stores like the plague but maybe need to look with Jana eyes (What would Jana draw?)! I like both sketches, even the wonky one!

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