FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Page & Palette will host Charlie Lucas in Fairhope on Thursday, Dec. 3.

He will sign his new book “Tin Man” at the Lyons Share Gallery on DeLaMare Ave., from 6-8 p.m.

Lucas is a self-taught artist. Although he has made art since childhood, only since a debilitating accident in 1984 did Lucas turn to art seriously as a form of personal expression.  He has since become recognized nationally and internationally as a great innovator in the field of American folk art.

From his workshop in Pink Lily, Ala. — a rural wonderland of objects, sculptures, paintings, buildings, and installations — Lucas makes his art from materials that others have discarded (as he himself believes he was once discarded): old tin, bicycle wheels, shovels, car mufflers, tractor seats, metal banding, wire, and gears.

Every work is imbued with a story. The book contains more than 200 vivid color photographs of the artist at work, his studio environments and his finished creations.

The author will exclusively sign all books purchased from Page & Palette.

For more information, call (251) 928-5295.