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Like memories and emotions, floating light and shadows, which refer to the images within the minds of authors, are abstract. Events and feelings that occurred at some past moment and place gradually fade away with time until an encounter with a similar scene or object evokes a link to that memory. This creative project aimed to connect past feelings and memories through artistic creation. Traces of visual sensory memory remain silently in the brain until the memory and emotions are triggered by an opportune encounter. Using this floating buoy as a medium, the author's memories of feelings and common experiences with her father were used to explore interpersonal emotions. Internal memories and feelings were materialized for preservation and recall in the hope they may resonate in others and awaken their hidden emotions. Furthermore, this creative project organized the emotions between the author and her father, and preserved these abstract memories through artistic creation, making the work a memory of the memories. This research analyzed and discussed several leading works to delineated the author's creative ideas and motivation, and establish a complete creative context. Through academic data collection and analysis, the theme and direction of the creation were established. By combining the author's expertise in 3D printing technology with creative techniques, the possibility of integrating technology with artistic creation and the possibility of incorporating handcrafting were tested. Last, the resulting creation was printed in 3D. As Plique-à-jour technique in metal working, the hollowed model was printed first, then filled in with 3D printing pen to create handcrafted appeal, surface texture and color variations, thereby successfully combining 3D printing and handcrafting and manifesting artistic creation through 3D printing.
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