Recent content by Gabriel Blume

Returning to Aotearoa had been a decision Gabriel had weighed up before making it, but the more time he spent here the more certain he was that it had been the right decision. After Kyle was bitten he had spent a couple of years practically raising his cousin, and he still felt fatherly pride...

Gabriel smiled warmly when Briar shook his hand, giving her a nod in greeting. Once they were situated in his office Gabriel gestured for Briar to take a seat, grabbing the sketches off his desk and shuffling through. "No worries! I approached it in a few different ways, I figure we can...

With his apprentice off for the day, Gabriel had been alternating between working on designs for his future appointments and manning the desk. It was surprising how quickly he had gotten used to having someone else around to do the menial jobs and lighten his workload. His other jobs would...

Gabriel chuckled lightly at Violet's comment, nodding sympathetically. "Have to agree that it doesn't sound like a terrible plan." He teased, before looking to the pictures she had provided. "I can do either, or draw up a design that incorporates both together." He said, reaching for one of...

Gabriel nodded as Violet explained her reasoning, giving a soft sympathetic laugh. "There are much worse things you could do with a mid-life crisis." He smiled. "At least you're not running away to Bali with a man half your age. I hope." He added with a teasing smile. He listened as Violet...

Having an apprentice was certainly an adjustment, after having spent a couple of years getting accustomed to the luxuries of having his own studio. Still, Gabriel was enjoying the convenience of not having to run all of his own errands. There were certainly some perks to not working alone...

Gabriel nodded in response to the girl's question, quietly hoping this was a good decision. It was just a month, he could see how things went in that time. "Yep, we open at 9 AM Monday." He said, leaning one hip on the counter. "Focus on your linework, and we'll see how things go."

Gabriel felt himself relax slightly when Ava agreed to the plan, nodding slightly. "Right." He said with a loud sigh, trying to remember how he had done things with previous apprentices. "Homework first." He crossed the room to a shelf of tattoo art books he kept in the waiting room for...

Gabriel took the offered portfolio and began to flip through, frown impassive as he studied the work. There was promise here, but not necessarily more than he would see from any other hopeful. In his career, Gabriel had learned quickly that skilled artists were a dime a dozen, and the thing...

The knot of tension and anger untied in Gabriel's chest as Ava explained what she had meant, nodding slowly. "Good. That's lesson one." He said firmly, allowing the young woman to continue speaking. He had to resist the urge to roll his eyes as she finished, raising an eyebrow instead. "I...

Gabriel started reaching for his appointment book as the woman introduced herself, though he stiffened when she revealed the reason for her visit. "Right." He said, smile slipping slightly as he took a more businesslike tone. Moving around so much meant he hadn't had many apprentices, and he...

If you had asked Gabriel ten years earlier, he would have said quite confidently that he never saw himself actually settling in one shop. He had been quite content in his younger years to drift from studio to studio every few years, learning from different artists around Europe and meeting new...

Ironically for someone of his profession, Gabriel didn't much like permanence. He had spent a lot of his life moving, finding new places to call home, going from relationship to relationship, mentor to mentor, never staying many places for long. The last place he had settled was France, and...

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Gabriel had been to more art shows throughout the course of his career than he could even begin to count, but he had to say he was looking forward to today's exhibit more than most. Perhaps it had more to do with his date than the art itself, something Gabriel found surprising even to himself...