Gazette - NCSML Batik Egg Class

Jack Funcke of Cedar Rapids heats the wax that he will apply to the egg he is decoraing at the Hus Memorial Presbyerian Church Saturday morning in Cedar Rapids. Participants in the egg decorating class learned the Batik Method, a Czech and Slovak egg decorating tradition that involves the repeat application of wax and dye to create a colorfully decorated egg. (Justin Torner/Freelance)