Season 2: Ep14 Jennifer Kurtz Rubin, creator of Petroglyph Ceramic Studio, is our star on this week’s episode of The Questions Bar

Friday, September 5: Welcome to Ep14 of the Questions Bar, the new podcast and video show sponsored by Inkandescent Women magazine, which invites you in to listen in on a chat with two girlfriends talking about topics of the day that touch their minds, bodies, spirits, souls, and hearts: AlinaZ in Los Angeles and Hope Katz Gibbs in Washington DC.

The mission of the show: To share tools and experiences to manage stress and find hope in our lives each and every day. In Season 1, the hosts engaged in some girlfriend therapy as they discussed issues that were challenging them, and found healthy solutions to transform the pain to joy (see some of the topics below).

In Season 2: Every Friday, Alina and Hope bring inspiring guests onto the show and ask them 3 Big Questions to mine deep into their hearts as they tell the stories of their lives:

• What is one miracle you can share to inspire others to believe in miracles when times are hard?
• How do you love yourself, even when you think you don’t look or feel good?
• If you were in charge of the country, what’s the first thing you would do — and why?

This week: Our guest is Jennifer Kurtz Rubin, founder of Northern California’s Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge.

About our guest: Originally from the East Coast, Jennifer moved to Southern California after college. In L.A. she worked in the film industry in production for Paramount and Disney studios. It was there that the original concept for Petroglyph was born. That inspiration, coupled with the desire to start a family, prompted a move to Santa Cruz.

With the firm belief that all of us should have creativity and bold expression in our lives, Jennifer founded the first Petroglyph studio in Santa Cruz, CA in 1993. Her vision was to build a stylized space for adults and children to ideate, socialize, and paint original ceramic pieces. She soon opened additional stores in Los Gatos, San Jose, and Roseville.

Jennifer also led the expansion of another original concept to explore candle making and launched the highly-successful Glow Candle Lounge in December 2012 adjacent to Petroglyph in Willow Glen. Jennifer’s philosophy behind the extension into candle-making is her resounding conviction that socializing around a creative endeavor is a wonderful shared and meaningful time.

About Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge: The pioneer of the do-it-yourself ceramic movement, Petroglyph was created in 1993 and the first Petroglyph opened in Santa Cruz, California, followed by studios in Los Gatos, Roseville, and Willow Glen. In 2012, she opened Glow Candle Lounge, our first candle-making studio, in Willow Glen. It’s thriving and a great additional activity to Petroglyph, right next door. More than just a local art studio, these shops are modern-day gathering places.

“All of our Ceramic Lounge creative studios are designed to be comfortable, inspiring spaces where people can spend time with friends, engage in meaningful community activities, and express themselves through art,” explains Jen. “A petroglyph is a prehistoric drawing or carving on rock. The dictionary definition is writing on stone and is often described as rock art. We like the association: the Stone Age was a magical time in history when people lived in small communities, communicated without writing, and lived in harmony with the Earth.” More importantly, she insists, “a petroglyph is a personal statement, a form of individual expression, storytelling, and creativity. It seemed a perfect and fitting name. So leave your mark in the heart of Northern California, and personalize your presence in one of our unique studios.”

Touch hearts with The Questions Bar: If you missed it, check out Ep9 where Alina answered the questions. In Ep10, Hope shares her thoughts and feelings as she responds to the 3 questions. In Ep11, the hosts welcomed Stun Gun Jen who shared important tips about how women can protect themselves.  Ep12 introduces us to celebrity chef Angelique Santana, author of “Food is Love.” In Ep13 we interview artist and women’s activist Cynthia De Lorenzi, co-founder of our .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}