Naomi Edelberg Janches was born in Montreal, Quebec and relocated to the Philadelphia area while still a child. While attending The Penn State University studying marketing and advertising design Naomi started learning the necessary skills for stained glass work. After experimenting for many years she opened her gallery, "The Artnook". Aside from a few technical classes Naomi is a self taught artist. She has traveled extensively and lived in many corners of the world where extreme natural phenomena occur daily. From the upper atmosphere to the depths of the oceans Naomi has spent years translating these concepts into glass images. Naomi and her husband, an atmospheric scientist, live in the mountains above Boulder where they are surrounded by majestic mountains, fantastic skies, and brilliant local fauna and flora.

As the world becomes more aware of the effects of man on the environment and the creatures we share our universe with, I feel driven to transfer these images to viewers. I find the glass medium potent with its complex evolution and its' variation. Though glass is usually considered a rigid and unforgiving medium, I try to find the natural fluidity that lies within the glass itself, expanding on its sensuality and allowing its natural swirls, curves and patterns to find their full expression. Look and you will find not a narrative but more an autobiography."
"My goal is to use reclaimed glass and lead free solder as often as possible. I am committed to finding new ways to create art while putting less of a strain on our earths' resources."

-Naomi Edelberg Janches