Curator Brooke Hodge checks out a chartreuse glass ice bucket at the store Tuesday Morning. This is an example of how something streamlined can be decorative without having too much ornamentation, she says. I am going to take this home, put gravel in the bottom and bulbs on top. It will look beautiful with paper whites. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
MOCA curator Hodge shows off a Madame Alexander doll wearing a felt dress with an embroidered spider. This would be the perfect Christmas gift for Louise Bourgeois, she says of the artist known for monumental bronze spiders and currently featured in a show at the museum. Alas, it was rejected as too expensive. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A folk-art Christmas pyramid catches Hodges eye in the holiday section at Tuesday Morning. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Hodge, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, tries on some interesting eyewear at Tuesday Morning. Her advice on what to look for at discount stores? Clean, simple lines made from materials that look more expensive than they really are. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
