Dalle de verre

A matrix material is poured between the glass pieces and allowed to dry, typically requiring 24 hours to harden.

[citation needed] The use of thicker glass produces deeper colour effects than traditional lead came stained-glass, especially when illuminated by bright natural or artificial light.

[4] Dalle de verre was brought to the UK by Pierre Fourmaintraux[citation needed] who joined James Powell and Sons (later Whitefriars Glass Studio) in 1956 and trained Dom Charles Norris in the technique.

Norris was a Benedictine monk of Buckfast Abbey who went on to become arguably the most prolific British proponent of dalle de verre.

Other notable dalle de verre artists who have worked in the UK include Gabriel Loire, John Baker and Henry Haig.