Collection: Moondance Artwork

Hi, I'm Kay Langland of Moondance.

Art has always been a part of my life. My father taught me to weld when I was younger and my mother always encouraged sketching, painting, sewing and photography.

My art started in fine art photography. Working in a traditional darkroom, I would print B/W images onto copper plate.

As I produced more artwork, I kept having lots of small scrap metals. With these smaller pieces I designed a line of unique recycled jewelry. I use almost anything I can find to create my pieces. That is why eachpiece is one of a kind. I get most of my materials from the metal bins at the recycle facility in Missoula. I use wire, pipe, and old copper pieces n the jewelry. I even "harvest" pieces from old electronic components.

All of the patina copper is done by hand. I have several "recipes" I use to create different variations of aged and rusted copper. As much fun as it is to create each piece of jewelry, I equally enjoy being the mad scientist that ages and stains my copper.

Each piece of jewelry is sprayed with a light coating of polyurethane to hold the color. I use hypoallergenic earring hooks.

My goal is that each customer is wearing a little piece of art.