Artist says he sees rubbish as 'an opportunity'

Artist Daniels Ndubuisi who sees rubbish as the raw materials for his artwork

Things many of us would throw away are a source of inspiration for artist Daniels Ndusuisi.

The 31-year-old from Leicester uses all sorts of materials to make art, like bottle caps, condemned clothes, or plastic.

He now runs a series of workshops at the Centre Project, based at the Central Baptist church in Leicester, which explore ideas of how people can use every day materials in art.

"I do see rubbish as an opportunity," Daniels adds. "I see a lot of life in most of the products that people consider to be end of life."

Daniels has used waste materials to depict the face of a lion

Daniels, who has lived in Leicester since moving to the UK from Nigeria, completed a degree in civil engineering and a masters degree in architecture at De Montfort University.

He currently works as an architect but said he was planning to eventually become an artist full time.

The artist created an image of former Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy out of bottle tops

He said: "The creative process is a bit tasking but its something you get joy out of when you finally make something everybody can be a part of.

"During the workshops we're going to be exploring ideas of how people can use every day materials.

"All the materials are provided by the arts council and everyone can be a genius and turn trash to art."

Pieces from the workshops will be exhibited in November where some will also be on sale.