Silent Night
Original Art by Marnie Miller
Museum-Quality Fine Art Prints on Canvas & Archival Paper from an Original Hand-Painted Artwork by Marnie Miller (Texas, b. 1971)
Painted in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW).
Silent Night is a solemn, powerful tribute to Indigenous women—those lost, those still missing, and those who stand in unwavering strength for justice, remembrance, and change. In this work, a gathering of Native American women stands together around a fire at night, facing away from the viewer in silence. Their posture is not submission—it is resolve. Their stillness is not absence—it is unity.
This painting speaks without faces, without voices, and without spectacle. Instead, it communicates through presence, symbolism, and collective strength. Each woman is wrapped in a blanket carrying sacred meaning—stories of mourning, protection, rage, prayer, transformation, and hope. Together, they form a unified vigil: standing shoulder to shoulder, honoring those who are gone and fighting for those still here.
The fire behind them glows as both witness and spirit—representing remembrance, ancestral presence, and the enduring light of truth. The darkness surrounding the group reflects the silence that has too often been forced upon Indigenous women, while their gathering pushes back against it with dignity and solidarity.
This is not a decorative piece.
It is a statement.
A prayer.
A call to witness.
Silent Night asks the viewer to slow down, to feel the weight of absence, and to acknowledge the strength of women who refuse to disappear—even when the world has tried to look away.
Painted entirely by hand, this original work was created with deep respect for Indigenous cultures, traditions, and lived realities. Every mark, color, and symbol was placed intentionally. This piece is meant to be studied, contemplated, and honored.
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Print Options & Finishes
• Museum-quality canvas prints (rolled or gallery-wrapped)
• Premium archival fine art rag cotton paper
• Framed paper prints include a 2" white mat, UV-protective plexiglass, and professional mounting
• Multiple sizes available
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About the Artist
Marnie Miller is a Texas-based contemporary artist whose work explores humanity, identity, justice, and resilience. Her paintings appear in private collections, galleries, museums, film sets, and cultural spaces across the U.S. Each piece is hand-painted in her studio and sold directly by the artist.
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Collector’s Note
A signed Certificate of Authenticity is available upon request. Buyers are purchasing directly from the artist herself at her studio gallery in Texas.
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Sacred Blanket Meanings & Symbolism
(Each woman’s blanket carries a specific prayer, vow, or message. Read slowly. These meanings are intentional and sacred.)
1. Yellow Warrior Blanket – Willingness to fight to the death. White signifies mourning and spiritual peace; turquoise represents prayer for a full, joyful life. White triangles are shaman eyes—watchful and protective.
2. Blue, Red & White Blanket – Triangles represent teepees and affected families. Joined triangles symbolize unity among tribes. Blue is spiritual ascension and healing; red represents sacred blood and the fire of the people.
3. Brown & White Earth Blanket – Brown represents earth and universal connection; white represents peace and paradise. A prayer for peace on Earth.
4. Black Blanket with Spirit Circle – Power, aggression, and war readiness. The circle symbolizes deep sorrow, with the Great Spirit grieving and preparing for justice.
5. Thunderbird Blanket – Tracks represent strength, power, and freedom. White circles are many moons of waiting. Turquoise symbolizes life and rebirth; green represents peace and a new day.
6. Nearly White Blanket – A search for peaceful paradise. Brown stitching connects to earth; bars represent rest, stillness, and complete peace.
7. Butterfly Blanket – Transformation and spiritual messaging. Yellow and white represent a peaceful new dawn; brown grounds the prayer in earth and connection.
8. Red Reckoning Blanket – Blood, fire, life force, rage. The cross represents searching in all directions—North, South, East, West.
9. Green River Blanket – Youth, vitality, freedom. White circles represent many passing moons; orange waves symbolize abundance, health, and good fortune.
10. Yellow with Turquoise Lightning – Sunshine after the storm. Lightning represents truth, honesty, morality, and the triumph of good.
11. White with Storm Lightning – Healing storms. White represents peace, mourning, and spiritual healing; lightning calls on the power of the spirit world.
12. Brown Diamond Blanket – The sacred home and four corners of the world. White lines form borders of peace around villages and families.
13. Wine, Yellow & White Blanket – Protection for days ahead. Orange circles are days; white prays for unity and peace; yellow vows heroic resistance and intellect.
14. Deep Turquoise Blanket – A permanent home. Waves of water and rain cleanse and renew the soul.
15. Cream with White Rain – Purity, renewal, and cleansing rain. Long bars are pillars of strength supporting the people.
16. Yellow with Crow – Sorrows washed away. The black crow represents fearlessness, grit, and profound transformation.
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