AMBAG
NI LÁWÛ.
Tools for making things happen, together.
Shared tools.
Shared knowledge.
A proposed series of DIY zines and practical booklets in memory of Láwû. Artist-to-artist knowledge for making work with what we have, sharing what we know, and helping each other create despite everything.
“Ambag ni Láwû” means “Láwû’s contribution.” The series honors their spirit of community and mutual aid. Each booklet will credit its own author.
Start here.
Make the ask.
Building Applications · By Carmina Escobar.
Make the work. Make the ask.
The starting point for the series: a practical resource for preparing submissions, available in two versions.
Short toolkit · 40 pages ↗Room to Begin · 59 pages ↗Read. Try. Draft. Repeat.
A growing shelf of know-how.
Cover mockups for proposed zines. Titles and contributors are not confirmed; these sketches show how the series could grow.
IT
MOVE.↗Video production / Cover concept
Video production
Envisioned with Eva Aguila of Coaxial. A practical guide to making moving images with accessible tools.
Inside this proposed edition
From an idea to a moving image: a practical video production guide, built around accessible tools and a DIY approach.
Proposed contributor: Eva Aguila of Coaxial. Participation is not confirmed.
FROM
HERE.●Natural inks / Cover concept
Natural ink
An imagined guide to experimenting with natural inks and the materials around us. Contributor to be invited.
Inside this proposed edition
A guide to exploring natural ink and the materials around us, with space for experimentation and sharing what we learn.
Contributor to be invited.
THE
THING.＋Fabrication / Cover concept
Fabrication & mounting
Envisioned with Beck + Col. Resourceful approaches to building, costumes, and getting work into space.
Inside this proposed edition
A practical guide to fabrication, costumes, mounting, and bringing work into a space with limited resources.
Proposed contributors: Beck + Col. Participation is not confirmed.
RECORD.◎Sound recording / Cover concept
A recording toolkit
Envisioned with Justin Asher. A simple starting point for recording sound, with accessible and open-source resources.
Inside this proposed edition
A simple recording toolkit that brings accessible tools, open-source resources, and practical guidance together.
Proposed contributor: Justin Asher. Participation is not confirmed.
WAKE (2024), created by Jay Carlon with Micaela Tobin
Láwû’s
contribution.
In Kapampangan mythology, Láwû is a birdlike dragon who swallows the sun or moon, bringing an eclipse.
We connect that immense, otherworldly image with the generosity we knew: gathering people, sharing food, finding resources, and making things possible together. This series carries that spirit forward through artists contributing practical knowledge so others can create.
“The contribution of the moon-eater” is a poetic reading of the title. Its literal translation is “Láwû’s contribution.” Read about the Kapampangan Láwû ↗
Láwû Makuriye’nte
Láwû Makuriye’nte was a sound artist, performer, and community builder whose presence was larger than life. Their fierce experimental practice was matched by an extraordinary generosity: bringing people together, creating networks of care, and making others feel seen.
For those who knew them, art and the everyday work of sustaining one another were inseparable. Ambag ni Láwû honors that spirit through shared knowledge, practical tools, and the possibility of creating together.
Remembered by Carmina Escobar and the community memorial tribute.
A memory of Láwû
Láwû would bring us together for boodle fights: long tables covered with banana leaves, so much food, so beautifully arranged that your eyes were full before you even took a bite. Eating with our hands, sharing food, touching, being together. They made a feast feel like communion.
Even their soup carried a tonic of magic realism that lifted your soul, high and bright. Their art was too fucking much. Too fucking much. And it still shines so hard.
Make an
ambag.
The proposal is simple: invite artists to turn practical knowledge into useful, approachable guides. Begin with free digital booklets and explore selected print editions as resources allow.
Contributions could include writing, editing, design, shared tools, or support for printing and artist fees. Participation, budgets, and any use of proceeds would be agreed before each edition moves forward.
What we know.
What we have.
What we can share.
Make a guide.
Artists share a process, a tool, or a way of working. Writing, editing, design, and conceptual collaboration can all be contributions.
Help it happen.
Contribute materials, tools, production help, or financial support for artist fees and printing. Different levels of involvement can be agreed for each edition.
Pass it on.
The intention is to begin with free digital booklets and explore selected print editions. Any income could help sustain the series and support other Boss Witch work, subject to approval and an agreed budget.
This is a program proposal. Contributor roles, fees, rights, responsibilities, and the use of any proceeds would be agreed in writing before production. Suggested editions and collaborators are not confirmed.
Bring an idea to Boss Witch ↗