Dealer Uses Window Film for Good Cause

Nicole Sondermann of Specialty Window Film of St. Petersburg, Fla., recently participated in a local art-in-the-community fundraiser in which she utilized window film for a good cause. Sondermann designed a piece called "Pelicans on Parade" using window film. The project, which involved hand-cutting nearly a thousand feathers, took Sondermann about a month to complete. Each feather was carefully placed to create a design that resembles the coloring of a real pelican. White Out film from St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Film Technologies International (FTI) was used for the head and neck, Solar Bronze 20 (also from FTI) was used for the beak and a mixture of auto and flat glass solar film was used for the body.

"We decided to recycle our SUN-GARD film scraps for this unique project because it seemed like a perfect way to contribute to a great cause and re-use what is otherwise discarded," Sondermann said. "FTI helped by donating additional film needed to complete the project."

The piece, which Sondermann named "Solar Sam," was scheduled to be auctioned off with about 70 other decorated pelicans at the beginning of this year. A portion of the proceeds will go to Great Explorations: The Children's Museum, which sponsored the fundraiser, and a portion will go to a charity of the purchaser's choice.