Broderick began his artistic career as an historical and educational illustrator and painter. He taught Art at the
Haberdashers' Aske's School in
Cricklewood from 1959 and
Elstree from 1961, and was Director of Art there from 1965 to 1981. He continued working as a freelance artist and sculptor throughout this period and became a full-time sculptor in 1981. Predominantly a stone carver, working with many types of stone including:
Marble,
Alabaster,
Soapstone,
Hopton Wood and
Ancaster Limestone, he also modelled in
clay,
plasticine,
plaster and
wax for casting in
bronze. In 1983, he competed as part of the British snow sculpture team during The
Quebec Winter Carnival. The team gained second place. Broderick was a member of the
Royal British Society of Sculptors and a fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts. In 1978, Broderick visited the
Isle of Skye with his young family where he saw his first wild
otter. It was just off the Island of
Ornsay, once owned by
Gavin Maxwell, the Scottish naturalist and author best known for his work with otters. Skye became Broderick's second home and he held annual sculpture exhibitions on the island for 26 years. For many years he divided his time between his studios on Skye and
Waresley near
Cambridge, England. Broderick was joint president of the International Otter Survival Fund, a charity dedicated to the conservation, protection and care of otters in the UK and around the world. ==Death==