Thank you, Megafaun and Hometapes for trusting us to collaborate with you and thank you Pitchfork for helping push this cool thing our friends have helped us make out to the world. We have surprised ourselves with how much we love this piece and that most certainly is a testament to finding really amazing partners. We can only hope this is the beginning to many big projects to come with Hometapes.

Check out our feature article in this month’s issue of the ever so awesome Chicago based art rag, Jettison Quarterly. Issue #6 is gushing with some Labs love.

Some amazingly charming photos were crafted by the Labs to add to the article. More on those soon.

Thanks, Jettison, for all the love. We plan on coming to Chicago soon to give you hugs and thanks in person.

After careful observation and studies of naturally occuring Volcanos, I have come to the perfect conclusion on how to create, without failure, smoking volcanoes for movie magic.

With these illustrations, you will observe how to create volcanos which will smoke. Unlike the elementary way of creating an oozing volcano, using baking soda and vinegar, these will not leave a mess on your miniature underwater movie set.

1. From cardboard, cut out 3/4 of a circle. Create fold lines by slightly scoring the surface every five inches.

2. Assemble a quite geometric volcano by taping the two sides onto each other. Using plaster or joint compound, cover surface of volcano until it looks legitimate. Crevices, cracks, and pock marks are all key to success. After allowing a few days to dry, apply desired finish, paint, or sand.

3. Using your laboratories supplies, place beakers into the volcanos. Fill the beakers with luke-warm water. Using scientific gloves and safety goggles, break off small pieces of dry ice, with extreme caution, and place into beakers.

4. The chemical reaction which is now taking place is the carbon dioxide sublimating into a gas.

5. For a movie magic glow, place flame colored lights under volcano and watch the scientific fun begin!