As an artist, Kris Ball is inspired by color, especially colors found in her native Kansas. She likes to experiment with different mediums, like glass, fibres, jewelry, silks, metals, water colors, even welding.

She creates her artwork in her studio in Linwood, Kansas, where she uses a duel fuel torch to melt glass for her glass creations. 

Her day job is teaching business and computer classes, and her art is her creative outlet.