The person behind ROWOVA

I wanted to make
something that moves.

Tom standing outdoors during an evening trip
Tom, somewhere between the idea and the next one.

Growing up, I knew what it felt like to go without. I was bullied because I could not always have the same things as everyone else. My mum kept showing up anyway — making hard days feel possible, even when things were not easy for her.

ROWOVA began as a way to turn that feeling into forward motion. The paintings hold the things I notice: cars, distance, humour, tension, small figures inside big spaces. The totes let those ideas leave the wall and become part of someone else's day.

I want to grow this slowly and honestly. One of my biggest motivations is to give something meaningful back to my mum one day. Buying is never the only way to help — looking, sharing and remembering the work matters too.

Blue Distance artwork shown in a home interior

The work around the work

Personal, playful,
occasionally strange.