Brooks used erotic imagery and fragmentation to examine the historical glorification of women's bodies to present the female image within a feminist representation.
[2] Themes around female beauty and fashion continue with Thread in 2011, and in 2014, she had two solo shows; I See People Disappear and I Have A King Who Does Not Speak.
[6] In 2015, Brooks' 8-foot-tall uncoated steel pendant, "The Ephemerality of Manner," was permanently acquired by the Cooper Building in Los Angeles' Fashion District.
Using video, collage work, textile pieces, and welded steel, it was created as part of her site-specific installation "Thread and Bone."
The Los Angeles Times wrote that the sculpture was "shot through with subtle complexities and contradictions traversing fashion, feminism, architecture and art history.
"[7] In September 2017, the Zevitas Marcus Gallery in Los Angeles presented Brazen, a solo exhibition of paintings Brooks began working on after the 2016 American presidential election.
[8] Brooks used silver and gold leaf to create paintings that incorporate religious icons, grand interiors and ornamentation.