Another art therapy workshop was connected with batik. It is a type of painting where you are using a bees wax and colorful dyes.
The preparations were very complicated because we had to find the proper amount of beeswax, paraffin, brushes, paper, and even iron!
Batik workshop can take a lot of time because we first have to wait for the wax and paraffin to melt together, then we cover the white spots on the fabric, we choose color and paint with it on the fabric. Then we need to take a break because paint needs to get dry.
Batik is a very good form of art therapy because you don't need any artistic talent to start painting. It's actually very easy, because even simple patterns can be used for this kind of painting (and look really good!). Batik also can make you relax and forget about the stress. It's not only thanks to focusing on manual work, but also thanks to beautiful smell of wax.