Currently Our Anatomy Project is stewarded by Jote Lamar. Our Anatomy Project is hosting an open call for collaborations of various sorts- Research Teammates & Community Support. Follow the links to find out more.

Jote Lamar (they/them)
Steward of Our Anatomy Project

Jote is an artist and community organizer dedicated to the study of communication, embodiment and ritual.

Art making is one of the ways Jote digests the poison of our times and redirects the power it holds. Personal stories and collective dreams guide their subject matter as they bring forward voices and stories that have been pushed underground. Through a collaborative weaving with storytellers, Jote creates imagery as an act of discovery—as a way of giving life to the new, healing mythologies of our time. Jote has worked in many forms including ceramic sculpture, ink, watercolor, experimental theater, ritual, and dance.

Jote is continually inspired by the process of deepening in relationship. They studied a form of somatic psychology called the Hakomi Method and spent over fifteen years in the dynamic process of working with families and children in groups and one on one coaching. Jote founded and directed Five Creeks, a homeschool collective and forest school in Berkeley, California that was collaboratively run by teachers, parents, and students using the principles of sociocracy.

Jote worked as the creative director for Imago Community for three years, an organization dedicated to developing emotional intelligence, embodied understanding, and spiritual awareness. Their mission is to create a collaborative network of altars and communities throughout the Americas. In the last two years they moved $150,000 to indigenous led communities through collaborative commerce and fundraising. With projects like the Temple Campaign, they invest in the heart of the communities they collaborate with. Check out the last Temple Campaign and learn more about this initiative.