Susan Kurtzman, who owns Jobi Pottery in Truro, with state Sen. Julian Cyr, who nominated Jobi for inclusion in Artists Under the Dome, an annual State House event. “It was thrilling, to be sure,” said Kurtzman of learning a Jobi piece would join the collection featuring representative works from every district. “I selected a green oval platter decorated with black Truro minnows — one of the traditional Jobi designs,” she said. Kurtzman bought Jobi in 2003, bringing some new design ideas to the project, but also determined to carry on the hand-painted, slip-cast style pottery designs first made in 1952 by Joe Colliano and Bill Hastings (thus “Jobi”). The two sold their work from a hot-dog stand next to the lighthouse, Kurtzman said. “They tended bar there, and they hauled Bill’s Hammond organ to the hotel and Joe played piano,” she said. By 1956, their pottery had become a full-time occupation. “It’s a Truro thing,” said Kurtzman. (Photo Nancy Bloom)