Artist Sandhi Schimmel may use recycled bits-and-pieces to create her artwork, but it is far from rubbish.

Schimmel's latest creation 'The Birth of Venus' is her take on the Botticelli classic and is made using her unique painting and mosaic style.

Utilizing resources that would otherwise go to waste she hand cuts and applies tiny pieces of waste paper and glass to create a mosaic effect.

"I started cutting up paper and cards - recycling junk. Eureka! I got what I was looking for." she said. She probably shouldn't makes it sound that easy, she is charging $8,100 for this one.