Rowe took a family trip to visit her sister and brother-in-law who is a sculptor on Bruny Island off the coast of Tasmania. As a sculptor herself who worked in clay, Rowe wanted to learn the methodology of bronze. During her explorations, Rowe became fascinated with the complexity and form of wood carving. Like artists such as such as Picasso who deconstructed wood panels to create such masterpieces as “Buste de Femme d’après Cranach le Jeune”, Rowe carved into six foot planks with the initial intention to ink and print. But in the process, Rowe became transfixed with her first love, the form. Each piece had its own resonance and spiritual component. With this, she abandoned the paper phase and with great intent brought to life surf board size wood sculptures that became the contemporary totems of modernity.