A lot of 8-year-olds create reams of artwork, which then goes on to hang on the refrigerator until it gets stale and ceases to be seen as art.
Johnson Creek resident Bentley Schacht’s art, on the contrary, is hanging on people’s walls. His bold colors and designs stand out, as does his commitment to raise money for the Jefferson Fire Department.
For the past few months, Bentley has been doing a brisk business selling both spin art and pour art, on ready-to-hang canvas, so far raising $1,000 for the local volunteer fire department.
Bentley, a third-grader at East Elementary School in Jefferson, started doing the innovative art with his dad, Brent Schacht, who teaches at East.
When Bentley had more artworks then the family personally could store, the 8-year-old decided to use this art to help people.