Here be Dragons and Hedgehogs and Pigs that Fly

There were probably more artisans than farmers among the 1820 English settlers brought out in a colonial immigration scheme to beef up the Eastern frontier of the old Cape Colony. Two hundred years later, Bathurst retains the feel of an English country village and boasts a vibrant colony of artists. And a meander through its trove of galleries and studios is high on the list of attractions for visitors to the Eastern Cape Sunshine Coast.

Ceramic artist Richard Pullen’s eye-catching studio and gallery is on the main tarred road through the village. Son of a pineapple farmer, and of 1820 descent, he grew up on a farm surrounded by nature, before moving to Bathurst at the age of eight. His teachers told him to focus on what he was good