Sisko Määttä has had a versatile and multi-professional career elsewhere (as a special designer among other things), but as a carpenter’s daughter, art has been a concrete part of her life in drawing and painting. She is both a self-educated and course-trained artist, with one of her teachers being Tauno Ohenoja, a visual artist from Oulu. After retiring, she made her dream come true and started to work as an artist full time. Sisko was given a gift of inspiration for art at birth. Ever since she could hold a pen, she has been drawing and painting. Nature speaks to her powerfully, as do stories about spirits of nature, earth sprites, and gnomes. This all gives her energy and inspiration, which can be seen in her artwork. She loves the diversity, uniqueness, and beauty of all four seasons. Also, the vulnerability of nature concerns her. She is an emotional person and also senses the presence of the invisible world. Sometimes the invisible becomes visible in her paintings unintentionally. Sisko likes to try out different techniques. In addition to painting in acrylics and mixed media, she has done recycled art with patches of felt, fabric, and paper. She works through different emotional states, and doing so, she sees the world through colored filters. Green, blue, and purple are very strong in her artwork. Sisko's artwork doesn’t represent any specific stylistic direction. They place themselves somewhere between realism, impressionism, and abstract. Visiting famous galleries and museums has given her stimulus for her own work.

Statement
” All we have here is that moment. I no longer rush through my life, otherwise the years would fly by. I seize the moment and realize; I live a lighter life. I feel a gentle breeze on my skin, the warmth of the sun, the light. I listen to the singing of birds and see the beautiful colors of nature. I listen to silence and feel the brightness of eternity.”
Sisko Määttä