Holocaust
In November 2010, Willa participated in the Zen Peacemakers’ Retreat at Auschwitz-Birkenau near Oswiecim, Poland, site of the Nazi camps where millions lost their lives. These watchtowers are a visual attempt to depict the resiliency of the human spirit.
Watchtower
Watchtower with Lotus Bud
Watchtower with Pod, in the collection of Srule Brachman
Watchtower With Opened Lotus
Some or all of the ceramic works have been on display in the following Portland exhibition spaces:
Guardino Gallery
Gallery 114
Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education— “Ritual Unmoored: The Works of Six Jewish Ceramists"
Crows
Willa took this image while meditating at Birkenau, “Bearing Witness” with the Zen Peacemakers Order.
Spring 2011 Bearing Witness at Auschwitz-Birkenau, online photo-essay. Northwest Dharma News, Northwest Dharma Association