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.

entrepreneurship

July 20, 2026

”Just Try ”

Many years ago I worked for a man named Don Orlando. He always encouraged me to start my own business. At the time, I didn’t think much of his words. Years later, after he passed away, I realized they were one of the greatest gifts he ever gave me. Continue reading

Journal

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January 16, 2026

“My Mom Worked 40 Years. Now She’s Building”

Hard work is a start. Direction is the difference between surviving and building. Continue reading

Journal

being human, building a future, busy work, direction, discipline, entrepreneurship, family loops, motivation, personal growth, prompt journal, purpose, work ethic
January 13, 2026

“I’m Unhappy — So I’m Going Into Overdrive”

I’m frustrated, but clear: three reps a day this week—money, art, body. No dead days. No negotiations. 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.

entrepreneurship

”Just Try ”

“My Mom Worked 40 Years. Now She’s Building”

“I’m Unhappy — So I’m Going Into Overdrive”