Krista Israel

'Krista Israel is a mixed media artist while specializing in glass. Looking at her work it is like entering a story. The artworks are pleasing to eye but there is a layer of bittersweetness in everyone of them. Her works are in a realistic style, but it is not about the obvious reality - it must be viewed past the tinsel and rhinestones. Krista is an artist who uses a broad variety of techniques and materials but uses the natural characteristics of glass to express her thoughts and refections of the world and people and thus address the needs of our wellbeing. The combination of different techniques and her thoughts make her work complex and intruiging' - Helene Besancon, curator National Glass Museum (NL), publication in Neues Glass #2&3, 2020