Ashburn Teen Girl Raises Nearly $2K for Art/Poetry Book

ASHBURN, VA — An Ashburn teen has been raised $1,925 by 47 backers* in a Kickstarter campaign to publish a book of art and poetry.

Brad Hough and his daughter Sarah Hough, 16, are collaborating on the forthcoming book, entitled: "She Danced for the Night: A Collection of Art and Poetry."

A junior at Rock Ridge High School in Ashburn, Sarah is publishing the book as a way to exhibit her creative portfolio, according to her father.

According to Brad Hough on Kickstarter: "I'm taking charge of all the payments, rewards and helping her with the technical layout of her book. Everything else is hers! All the artwork. All the poems. Everything is original and from her creative process."

Author/artist Sarah Hough described the book as follows: "In this project, I've paired my original poetry and art. I have never seen these put together well. I'm hoping to do that with this project. My book will be around 40 to 50 pages. It will be full color 6 x 9 in paperback."

The book is expected to be published in December, Brad Hough said.

To view the Kickstarter page, including poetry and art samples, click here.

Photo/video published courtesy Brad Hough

*as of the publication time of this post