Artists
Amy Osborne
Assistant Professor
Clark State College
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Statement
Amy Osborne is a mathematician and artist whose current work explores the relationship between everyday acts and mathematical concepts. In this series, she considers the basic mark-making of the daily coffee ritual through geometric constructs. This continuation of her conceptual practice reflects on how ordinary moments and practices can reveal patterns of order, rhythm, and logic. Through these works, Osborne invites viewers to reconsider the quiet complexity and beauty embedded within routine acts. Her previous work and exhibitions include works in glass, paper, fabric, and mixed media.
Artworks
Radical Axis v8
15.5 x 15.2 cm
coffee & graphite on watercolor board
2026
This series is inspired by the quiet ritual of drinking coffee and the marks it leaves behind. The circular stains become a starting point for exploring geometric relationships found in the traces of daily life. Each piece references concepts such as circle intersections, radical axes, and power centers, structures that describe how circles relate to one another. By pairing everyday stains with precise geometric ideas, the work reveals hidden mathematical order within ordinary moments. The uniqueness of the piece lies in this intersection of chance and structure; accidental coffee marks become the foundation for rigorous geometric thinking.