The artist Turakka Purhonen has a background in both crafts (ceramics) and painting. Her primary medium today is a form of sculptural textile art, a three-dimensional art form that she masters with great skill.

The painting Eeva and Liisi on the Sofa is an early work from her years of study. In the painting one can sense her attraction to strong colors and three-dimensional worlds, elements that later became characteristic of her artistic practice. The human figures in her work are often people close to her, her family, and she frequently includes herself in the artwork.