building a business

February 17, 2026

“The Taped-Up Mirror”

A taped-up van mirror feels like my life—patched to survive. But after 60,000 words and daily work, I’m building on purpose, not just coping. Continue reading

Journal

being human, building a business, daily writing, delivery life, Los Angeles, personal growth, plastic bags, south central

About Me

I’m Roberto Sanchez — illustrator, writer, and delivery driver in Los Angeles.

By day, I sell plastic bags out of a van across South Central.

By night, I draw, write, and build my life brick by brick.

I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2022 with a BFA in Illustration, but art has never been just school to me. It’s survival, reflection, and expression. My illustrations come slow — patience is part of the work.

I live and create out of a converted garage.

That small room became Echoes of the Garage — the place where I put words, drawings, and the pieces of a life I’m rebuilding one step at a time.

Here you’ll find journal entries, Hood Chronicles, and visual experiments that try to capture the absurd, the painful, and the human in everyday life.

This is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

This site is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

building a business

“The Taped-Up Mirror”