Japanese Notan

As you may know, February 11th is International Night at DRES. Fifth grade students studied the Japanese art of Notan. More About Notan students created a design with a 6"x6" black square. They cut out their shapes and put the design back together like a puzzle. THEN the pieces were flipped. This project reiterates the Elements and Principles of Design (i.e. value, contrast, unity). Watch the process