Zoe Woods is an Adelaide-based glass artist and 2011 graduate of the South Australian School of Art, Uni- versity of South Australia. Since the completion of her studies and ever-growing success, Woods’ work has persis- tently gained complexity. The solid patterned glass objects she produces feature reflections and repetition, yet obses- sive patterns also permeate her making processes. Woods employs both hot and cold techniques and in doing so has made a place for serendipitous chance and complex repet- itive tasks to inform one another. While the resulting pieces evoke a multitude of associations, foremost they read as devices of wondrous optical pleasure connected to the ancient lineage of humans using glass to “discover” the natural world.