The Long Night Tree

This is not a Christmas tree.

This is a vigil.

The Long Night Tree stands dressed in shadowed evergreen, its branches bearing the weight of memory rather than celebration. Candles burn low and steady, not to dazzle, but to endure. Black ribbons are tied in quiet remembrance. Skulls, hearts, and ravens rest among the boughs as witnesses—symbols of what has been lost, what has survived, and what refuses to be forgotten.

At its crown rises an antlered sigil, marking the tree not as ornament, but as altar. This is winter stripped of sweetness—honest, watchful, and unafraid of darkness. A fire glows nearby, not for comfort alone, but for keeping vigil through the longest hours of the year.

Created as part of The Long Night — Winter 2025 collection, this piece is for those who understand that winter is sacred ground. That beauty can be solemn. That reverence does not require brightness to be real.

This artwork belongs to the quiet hours.

To rooms where candles are lit with intention.

To those who keep watch.

Always by candlelight,

Heather Lynn Donovan