[1][2][3] Using a diversity of materials to create art pieces such as jewellery, textiles and furniture, she explores the "interface between a person and an object, the sense of touch, movement and change.

She began teaching part-time at Middlesex University to support herself financially so she could focus on freely creating.

[2][10][8] Broadhead started out designing unusual jewellery but, while in Amsterdam on a Crafts Council bursary, made her first garment, a top with extremely long sleeves, in 1982.

She developed an interest in "things that come into contact with or represent the body: shadows, clothing, [and] chairs" and expanded her exhibition types to include large-scale installations.

[7][16][9][4] In 2023, she curated the Schmuck exhibition at the International Crafts Fair during Munich Jewellery Week.