BRAD HORN/Nevada Appeal Jorgee Radtke describes the portraits made by South African artist Mthetheleli "Matthew" Malambile at her store, Jorgee's Exotic Arts & Imports Thursday. Malambile is from the village Xhosa in Mossel Bay.
Jorgee's Exotic Arts & Imports
151 E. Clearview Drive
882-2525
Name: Jorgee Radtke
Position: Owner
Her business: She sells indigenous art and antiques from places such as Africa and South America. She also carries items from local artists.
When it opened: May 2006
How she got interested in the business: She had friends in high school that visited Africa and she said she was fascinated with their stories about people so down-to-earth and in touch with their land.
How she gets her African items: She takes three-week trips to Africa each year and buys items and establishes contacts.
What she likes most about the art: How artists choose what to carve, paint or draw and the process involved in that. "It really lies within themselves and how they're feeling," she said.