#EchoesOfTheGarage

March 21, 2026

“Las cosas que antes te molestaban… son las que más extrañas después”

A veces, lo que más te molestaba… es lo que más terminas extrañando. Continue reading

Journal, Spanish

#EchoesOfTheGarage, #Familia, #Momentos, #nostalgia, #Reflexiones, #Vida
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

#ArtAndLife, #CinemaThoughts, #CreativeProcess, #EchoesOfTheGarage, #reflection, #StreetCinema, #writing
March 7, 2026

“The Sentence My High School Counselor Told Me That Almost Ruined My Life”

One sentence from a high school counselor followed me for years: “School might not be for you.” For a long time I believed it. This is the story of how that belief became a superstition—and how testing it changed everything. Continue reading

Journal

#EchoesOfTheGarage, #LifeReflection, #MindsetShift, #PersonalGrowth, #SelfBelief
November 8, 2025

“The Midnight Ice Cream Truck.”

Grand Theft Auto 3, East L.A., and a neighbor’s “ride” that didn’t need a key. Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi Back in 2001–2002, I was an usher at Dodger Stadium. One of my coworkers, Arturo—Art—became my boy. Looked like a cholo (shaved head, mustache, heavyset) but he wasn’t; chill, funny, good dude. After late games… Continue reading

Journal

#Early2000s, #EastLA, #EchoesOfTheGarage, #FunnyStories, #GTA3, #LifeInLA, #Memoir, #StoryTime, #TrueStory, #WeekendVibes, #writingcommunity, life, south central, writing
November 4, 2025

“When Mick Jagger Answered the Door.”

Just another day on the job — and the day Mick Jagger opened the door himself. Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi Working at the hotel, you see a lot of celebrities. You talk to them, help them, sometimes just pass them in the hall. At first, I’ll admit — it was exciting. But after a… Continue reading

Journal

#BehindTheScenes, #BeverlyHills, #EchoesOfTheGarage, #EverydayStories, #HotelChronicles, beverly hills
October 29, 2025

“I Wanted Motion.”

Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 🎥 Filmed after the journal — same night, same motion. Sometimes the story doesn’t end with words. 📓 Tuesday, October 28, 2025 — 5:25 p.m. Driving through the industrial heart of Los Angeles — Central Avenue and 14th Street. To my right, a Shell station. To my left, brick buildings dressed… Continue reading

Journal

#ArtistsJourney, #ArtLife, #BrickByBrick, #Creativity, #DrawingPractice, #EchoesOfTheGarage, #Illustration, #NoPerfectionJustMotion, #Sketchbook, blog, family, life, love, south central, writing

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.

#EchoesOfTheGarage

“Las cosas que antes te molestaban… son las que más extrañas después”

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

“The Sentence My High School Counselor Told Me That Almost Ruined My Life”

“The Midnight Ice Cream Truck.”

“When Mick Jagger Answered the Door.”

“I Wanted Motion.”