n MAIN STREET
NO LONGER WANDERING
Zahna and Harley Smith have settled in Isleton, where
they operate an art gallery and tattoo studio
BY Tom Couzens
WANDERING GYPSY
ARTISTRY
Owner: Zahna and Harley Smith
Where: 36 Main St., Isleton,
Sacramento County; (916) 777-5544
Website: wandering-gypsy-artistry
.ueniweb.com
Founded: 2018
Business: Art gallery, event and art
show venue, tattoo studio
WHY THIS BUSINESS?
Harley and Zahna Smith, who opened
Wandering Gypsy Artistry last year, are put-
ting down roots in Isleton, which they say is
an ideal spot for their family.
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Zahna and Harley Smith opened Wan-
dering Gypsy Artistry art gallery on May
1, 2018, shortly after moving to Isleton,
and they added the tattoo studio a year
later. They showcase their paintings,
handmade jewelry and other artwork,
along with other artists and makers.
“In the beginning, we sold our own art-
works, artistic furniture pieces, custom
flasks, tapestries, jewelry and some re-
tail items,” Zahna says. “After the tattoo
studio opened, we phased out some of
the retail items to focus more on local-
ly made art and artisan craft projects.”
Harley has 20 years of experience in the
tattoo industry, having started his ap-
prenticeship when he was only 14, and
the studio is the first state-certified shop
in Isleton. Harley said the process re-
quired new nonporous floors, new paint
and the installation of a sink in the pro-
cedure area, among other things, and he
needed a bloodborne pathogen certifi-