Yes, kra was translucent (but not any more
), you were right; and yes, I was referring to the crystals. I do think they are a neat idea, even if you were only trying to decorate the scene. There's one for the Blue Way, one for the Red, one for the Dark, and one for the, um, Green.
And it “reads” well. Your portraits always have an emotive, stylistic air, so maybe you should try to be more stuck-up about your work, like the avant garde. Then make a tunafish sandwich. Juggle it.