Coat of arms mosaic created from old glass bottles

Scott Duffin has designed his own version of the Coventry's coat of arms from shards of glass

A Coventry artist has redesigned the city's coat of arms using shards of old glass bottles.

Scott Duffin used about 6,000 shards of recycled materials to create his own mosaic version of the historic coat.

Mr Duffin, a keen collector of Coventry memorabilia, said he had mainly used Milk of Magnesia bottles which he had collected from the city's rivers to make the piece.

He added that it had taken him five months to collect all the materials before he spent "hundreds of hours" assembling his design.

Mr Duffin said it took him five months to collect the materials from the city's rivers

The materials used by Mr Duffin also meant he could illustrate the area's football team in his design as Coventry City play in sky blue.

He also incorporated symbol's from the city's official coat of arms, such as an eagle and a phoenix, in order to reflect the area's history.

Mr Duffin said being creative helped to keep him calm.

"I've been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and I suffer from panic attacks that come from nowhere.

"This helps me discover myself as I'm getting older and helps me understand my own head."

Mr Duffin said the creative process helped to keep him calm

He added that he had always been "a bit of a collector" and people regularly offered him memorabilia from the city.

"If it's got Coventry on it, or it's part of our history, I can't turn it down," he said.

Among his collection are a 1920s bus stop sign, an old manhole cover and a telephone book.