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.
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