She revels in the sumptuousness of paint as it sits on the cool surface of the metal. Brooker’s pieces draw on simple pleasures, and a love of colour within all materials. She studied ceramics before becoming a painter and here found a love of luscious crystalline glazed surfaces like cake icing on coarse clay. These qualities are reflected in the surface qualities of her work, and often demonstrated by how people often wish to touch the paintings to see how they feel.