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Robert DuGrenier Glass Art Gallery & Glassblowing Studio Frog Meadow New England's Best All Male Gay Resort in Southern Vermont

Custom-designed glass flowers

Robert DuGrenier Glass Art Gallery features hand-blown glass sculptures and home accessories created on-site in a unique, solar-powered glass studio, featuring the collaborative art of Robert DuGrenier & Jim Jackson.

A partial listing of Robert’s blown glass creations include:

  • Statue of Liberty flame redesign, New York NY
  • Dorchester Hotel, London UK
  • Harry Winston Jewelers, Los Angeles CA, Nagoya & Osaka Japan
  • Tiffany & Co, Glendale CA, Seattle WA
  • Lambs Club, New York NY
  • Divan Hotel, Istanbul Turkey
  • Numerous private residences worldwide

 

 

Robert DuGrenier Glass Art Gallery & Glassblowing Studio Frog Meadow New England's Best All Male Gay Resort in Southern Vermont

Custom red lobby chandeliers for Hotel Divan Istanbul, Turkey

Come see and participate: The studio features weekly glassblowing demonstrations, glassblowing workshopsand individual glassblowing instruction available by appointment.

You’ll also discover a unique and ever-changing assortment of local art, antiques and furnishings for the home and garden!

Jim Jackson and Robert DuGrenier have been working independently in their respective artistic media for over 40 years. Recently, they have embarked on a series of collaborations that have produced groundbreaking and remarkable works of art: Robert’s sleek and beautiful glass figures have been combined with Jim’s paintings and specially designed LED lighting to create visually striking works. Both artists have shown extensively and are in numerous collections.

 

 

 

Robert DuGrenier Glass Art Gallery & Glassblowing Studio Frog Meadow New England's Best All Male Gay Resort in Southern Vermont

Statue of Liberty flame redesign by Robert DuGrenier 2004

Located one mile south of Townshend village center, and four miles north ofNewfane village center. Open mostweekdays 10-4 (hours vary seasonally), call ahead for appointment or hours and the current schedule for glass blowing demos.

ROBERT DUGRENIER GLASS ART GALLERY
1096 VT Route 30 Townshend, VT 05353
Phone 802.365.4400
www.dugrenier.com
Jim Jackson website: www.jimjacksonart.com

 

 

 

 

 

Robert DuGrenier Glass Art Gallery & Glassblowing Studio Frog Meadow New England's Best All Male Gay Resort in Southern Vermont

Jim Jackson (R) and Robert DuGrenier (L) have been working independently in their respective artistic media for over 40 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the many 200 year old stone walls at Frog Meadow!
About Us

Frog Meadow Farm Bed & Breakfast and Massage Oasis for Men is a welcoming, non-judgmental place for men of all colors and backgrounds to unwind and shed the trappings of busy modern life.

Situated on 63 beautiful & private acres, Frog Meadow frequently hosts men’s gatherings, workshops and retreats. Hosts Dave & Scott are committed to providing a welcoming environment to re-connect with nature and yourself.

The South RoomFrog Meadow is only 4 miles from the popular Rock River swimming hole, 10 miles from Brattleboro, VT and 30 minutes Mount Snow & Stratton Mountain ski resorts.

Relax in our spring-fed swimming pond, soak in our wood-fired hot tub, or enjoy our 4-season recreation trails and extensive perennial gardens and orchard!

Be sure to check out our special events calendarphoto galleriesrooms/lodging pages & lodging specials and discover all that gay-friendly Southern Vermont has to offer!

Frog Meadow Hot Tub

 

Click here to learn why Edge Boston calls Frog Meadow “Vermont’s Gay Oasis”

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Guest Reviews

Utter Comfort and Happiness!

Just back from a refreshing, sybaritic weekend with a group of friends at Frog Meadow in Newfane, VT, just north of Brattleboro.

The property, a good 1000 feet above the nearby Rock River, up a very long but well-graded [no worries at all about a lowslung city car in summer – ask the owners in heavier-weather seasons] unpaved country road, is a stunning hillside meadow and lush country garden/orchard site crowned by a warm, handsome, beautifully crafted post & beam house full of amusing art & folk-art (and for-real, not kitsch, except where intentional and very funny) and diverting books. Hiking (and winter X-C skiing/snowshoeing) trails ring the place, and there’s a fun dammed farm-pond (with frog population) for floating in inner tubes or taking a swim on a hot day.

The beds are among the best I’ve ever slept in and the whole place is spotlessly clean and bright and cheerful, perfectly maintained by the hosts – great guys; more to follow – and their invariably smiling and friendly support staff.

The wood-fired wooden hot tub out on the lushly planted stone terrace is a particular joy, especially on a starry night, with an alfresco shower, well-stocked with the B&B’s proprietary body care products (also excellent) right alongside. Accommodation options range from a very cushy suite in the main house (and two similarly comfortable and generous bedrooms with a shared bath on the landing), to a big cushy deluxe sort of suite over the yoga-studio, which is ideal for a big group of friends.

The most magical option, if one is willing to (faux) rough it a bit (given the indoor plumbing is all up at the main house) is the “Brookside Cottage” – a lovely little wood cabin with sash windows on all sides perched right beside the burbling brook that falls through the site, at the end of a couple of hundred yards’ walk (perfect for all needed privacy) down a stonewalled garden path. I stayed here on an earlier overnight visit in June, with the sound of the brook through the open windows and fireflies dancing outside all night – couldn’t ask for a better mental reset. Of the options around the Brattleboro area for gay travellers and possible devotees of Rock River, this is the most sybaritic option, yet entirely reasonable at a price equivalent to, or actually a bit better than, what any of the utterly bland corporate chain hotels around charge for an OK but plasticized, utterly generic room and prepackaged breakfast.

Contrast that with owner Dave’s French toast and pancakes with local maple syrup and country bacon, made while you watch (and enjoy yogurt, fruit, coffee as a warmup), all garnished with fresh berries and nasturtium blossoms from the garden (when in season, of course). No contest – now that I’ve found Frog Meadow, I’ll never stay anywhere else when in Brattleboro. Host/owners Scott & Dave are super-nice guys, welcoming, smart, very knowledgeable about local history and activities. They excel at putting their guests at ease, and are also perfectly discreet and not in anyone’s space if that’s more the guest’s mood: it feels like visiting the country place of particularly skilled and sensitive hosts.

We are all the richer for the fact that these guys have decided to open up their home to a wider circle.

Todd, Providence, RI
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