Echoes of the Garage

Fragments of life in Los Angeles — art, film, street stories, and the quiet rebuilding of a man. Start here: Best Of • About • Subscribe.

creative process

September 19, 2026

Learning to Play Again 🚀〔🧑‍🚀〕

I am creating the next iteration of myself by following threads, experimenting, and bringing my ideas into the world—imperfectly. Continue reading

Journal

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May 3, 2026

“I didn’t understand it… but it stayed”

Some things stay in your head longer than others. 7:35 in the morning. Simba to my right. Eating before his medication. Hot tea in my hand. Coffee about to brew. I’m thinking about someone who had an impact on me. About ten years ago… I was working valet in Beverly Hills. Depressed. Lost. Every day… Continue reading

Daily Prompt

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March 21, 2026

🎬 Street Cinema — “I Write Because It Feels” ⭐

Sometimes writing feels like sending a signal into the void—hoping someone out there hears it. Continue reading

STREET CINEMA

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February 15, 2026

“Collecting Isn’t the Enemy — Impulse Is”

Impulse movie buying. I love physical media — 4Ks, Blu-rays, special editions, steelbooks. I’ve already gotten better than I used to be, but I know the truth: sometimes I buy out of stress. It’s a quick hit. A temporary “I did something” feeling. So I’m tightening that lane. Not because movies are “bad,” but because… Continue reading

Daily Prompt

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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.

creative process

Learning to Play Again 🚀〔🧑‍🚀〕

“I didn’t understand it… but it stayed”

🎬 Street Cinema — “I Write Because It Feels” ⭐

“Collecting Isn’t the Enemy — Impulse Is”