Santa Fe sculptor Kevin Box and his wife and business partner, Jennifer Cady Box, will be on hand to greet visitors at the Dragonfly Fine Arts Gallery during the Oak Bluffs Arts District Stroll on Saturday, July 9 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Mr. Box celebrates the delicate nature of paper through sculptures that are first created in paper and ultimately cast in museum-quality bronze, stainless steel, or aluminum.

He began his career as a printmaker and soon began experimenting with casting paper in wax. His mother, an archivist, had impressed upon him at an early age the importance of conserving paper. “I was exposed early on to the idea that paper has been the medium for capturing ideas, beliefs, and history for thousands of years,” he said. Hands-on experience gleaned from working in foundries led to Mr. Box developing a highly skilled, unique technique for creating one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces. Each fragile work is transformed to enduring metal and is immortalized in the hand-poured process that Mr. Box calls organic burnout.

Mr. Box sees his own art as an opportunity to interact with audiences — current and future generations — by influencing and exchanging ideas. He hopes that people will “Please touch!” his work. Cast stainless steel paper cranes and bronze party dresses swirl or toggle on their bases.

His work Rock, Paper, Scissors, created with artist Warren Cullar, particularly delights viewers of all ages. In May 2011 his first permanent museum installation, Red Pony Monument, which was done in collaboration with origami artist Te Jui Fu, was unveiled at the Booth Museum in Cartersville, Ga.

A public art apprenticeship in New York city provided the experience and knowledge that Mr. Box builds upon to create large sculptures for corporate office parks and public spaces. His social conscience is very much in evidence in his artistic life and work.

Kevin Box’s work has been exhibited in a number of museum shows; he is represented in a number of corporate and private collections and he is represented by several other U.S. galleries in addition to Dragonfly Fine Arts, where he is making a major East Coast debut.