text: Now that the weather has cooled down to a balmy degreesand First Friday is officiallybackI decided to do the Melrose StrollnFor those out there who would prefer to avoid the crowdsdifficult parking and chaos that can be some of the fun of FF in the Roosevelt districtplease consider MelrosenThis small strip of th Avenue between Indian School and Camelback can be considered sparse in comparisonhowever what is along this strip is well worth looking intoEspecially on First Friday when the street takes on a whole different flavornOn to the gallerynExposed tends to feature sensuality driven artistsalthough that is not exclusively what is shownnGregthe ownerdoes an amazing job of keeping up a lot of variety and diversity in both style and subject matter of artists he chooses to feature nThere are paintingssculptureobjects de artejewelry and even a really nice selection of wall clocks that are quite unexpected and funnThis is a great place to pick out a unique gift for that hard to shop for recipientnThere is something for every price point as well so you do not have to worry that investing in art will break the banknGreg is a wonderful hostpillar of the communityan all around nice guynfor those who may be bear awarefriendlyor familyyou will find a most welcome place here