Hello, my name is Carla Klosowski-Salter. I’ve been an artist since I was 4 years old. I remember being in kindergarten and the crayons and reams of white paper being the most fascinating thing I had ever laid my eyes upon.

I remember being different than the other children. When the teacher passed out Pilgrim pictures for us to color for Thanksgiving, I reached for a lovely jewel colored purple crayon, while the others reached for the black ones.

I began carefully coloring with that beautiful color and the teacher came along and literally gasped out loud as though I had committed some felony in the art world.

She glowered down at me and stated emphatically, (as the other children looked on and giggled) "That pilgrims didn’t wear purple!"

To which I calmly replied, "Mine do…"

That was the day the artist in me was born.

It's a good thing that I've always been independent and strong willed! When children encounter "teachers" that are wrapped up in their particular beliefs as to how things are "supposed to work", and they seem to actually MOCK a child, that just sets the stage for the demolition of an active and wonderful imagination.

I have always been unconventional in my approach to my art and photography and I believe the imagination is the key to other worlds and lets one believe in things that aren’t always visible.

It’s a wonderful thing to see and live life outside the box!

I refuse to let go of my inner child...it would be a tragedy to lose that, the one connection that keeps my imagination flourishing, even in this hectic and turbulent world.

It's nice to be able to "escape" the reality of this realm and visit the fantasy realm!

I am a trained professional photographer and artist, and I hope you enjoy my work!

Thanks for coming to visit my site!

Enjoy the art and feel free to email me with comments and I will try to answer your questions!

Carla