Sadie Landry, right, dips a tool in melted wax to decorate an egg at a Ukrainian egg-decorating workshop taught by Maine artist Lesia Sochor at Bates College on Friday afternoon. Behind her, Cindy Devitt and Maggie Desrosiers try their hand at the unique craft. The eggs are decorated with wax and dipped in a series of dyes, with more wax added between each dipping. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)

An egg is decorated in wax at a Ukrainian egg-decorating workshop at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday morning. The black wax resists the dyes in a series of dippings. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)

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