I don’t know about yours, but my December has been one long helter-skelter dash. Before the full-on holiday madness begins, I’m looking for a moment of silence, of quietude. Today, I’m taking a moment to just breathe. Care to join me? If so, I’ve collected three quiet pieces to help us re-center.

We’ll be taking a break here at Hazel & Wren over the next week and a half; we’ll be back on January 2nd. Until then, be merry and joyous, folks.

M Benjamin Herndon, Brown Studies No. 14: After the Snow, 2011. Silkscreen and oxidization on steel; wood; screws. www.mbenjaminherndon.com

Laura Bell, Ferry from Adrossan Harbor, from the Alba series, 2010. Photograph. www.laurabellphotography.com

Michael Kenna, Thirty Fence Posts, Shirogane, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004. Photograph. www.michaelkenna.net