Kid in the Background, Inc

10/13/2026

🎉 KITB IS CELEBRATING ONE YEAR WITH HANNAH! 🎉

It's hard to believe it's already been a year since Hannah Edwards joined the KITB family!

Hannah first came to us as a summer intern in 2025, and it didn't take long for us to realize we wanted to keep her around. By October, she was officially part of the team full-time, bringing her creativity, talent, and contagious positive attitude to everything we do.

A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Concord University, where she double-majored in Graphic Design and Studio Art, Hannah is a talented digital illustrator with a passion for exploring all kinds of artistic mediums.

But her talents don't stop at illustration! From graphic design and layout to web design, social content, and everything in between, Hannah continues to expand her skill set and take on new creative challenges.

Over the past year, she's helped bring some pretty awesome projects to life, including: the Mandela Effect b**r label for Weathered Ground Brewery; Bat Boy: The Musical poster and social media graphic for WV Collective; and the Lost Tunes album cover for Long Point String Band — a few of her personal favorites!

What we appreciate most about Hannah isn't just her artistic ability. It's her willingness to learn, her enthusiasm for tackling something new, and the positive energy she brings to the studio every day.

She's more than an asset to KITB. She's family. ❤️

Help us congratulate Hannah on her first anniversary! We're proud of everything she's accomplished and excited to see what she creates next.

Happy one-year anniversary, Hannah! 🎨🙌

10/02/2026

At KITB, we help our clients turn the work they’re already doing into content that gives people a reason to pay attention.

Jose L Rizo has spent years collecting, preserving, restoring, and sharing artwork through The Rizo Collection ( on IG). There’s a lot more to that story than simply posting photos of paintings, so we built him a place where those stories can live, grow, and reach a wider audience.

His latest post takes a look at some of his favorite restorations; neglected works that were cleaned, repaired, reframed, and given a new life.

That’s the kind of thing we love helping with: taking what makes a person, business, or project interesting and turning it into something their audience can actually follow.

Check out Jose’s latest article at The Rizo Collection:

https://therizocollection.com/preservation/top-10-greatest-restorations/

And contact the team at Kid in the Background, Inc if you're ready to build the online presence your organization deserves.

From darkened canvases and hidden signatures to dramatic repairs and reframing, discover ten of my favorite restorations and the remarkable transformations that gave these forgotten paintings new life.

09/15/2026

What a lovely day...

09/10/2026

We had the chance to create the promotional artwork for WV Collective’s upcoming production of Bat Boy: The Musical, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a little weird with it.

The poster illustration was hand-drawn by Hannah, our in-house illustrator here at Kid in the Background, Inc, giving the whole piece a look and feel that’s completely its own.

From the eerie Appalachian-night atmosphere to Bat Boy himself, every detail was created to capture the strange, dark, and wonderfully offbeat energy of the show. We’re pretty proud of how this one came together; we're even more excited to see it out in the wild!

Catch Bat Boy: The Musical this November at The Raleigh Playhouse & Theatre and support some incredible local theatre while you’re at it. 🦇

Need custom artwork to promote your show, event, or business? Want something made by an actual human instead of generated by AI? We’d love to make something weird, original, and completely yours. Get in touch with Kid in the Background and let’s make something uniquely AWESOME!

08/07/2026

Shout out to our friends at Weathered Ground Brewery! 🍻

For nine years, WGB has been raising the bar with incredible craft b**r, first-class live music and events, and a genuine commitment to the community they call home.

We’re proud to have played a small part in helping tell their story along the way, and even prouder to call them our friends.

Congratulations to the entire Weathered Ground crew on 9 incredible years! Here’s to everything you’ve built, everyone who’s helped build it, and plenty more great b**r, great music, and great memories ahead.

If you’re looking for somewhere to be tomorrow, head to Cool Ridge and help them celebrate 9 years of Weathered Ground Brewery! 🎉🍺🎶

Cheers, WGB! Here’s to Year 10. 🍻

07/30/2026

We’re proud to have played a part in a project that will continue growing alongside our community! 🌳🍎

Kid in the Background co-owner Tiffany Jenkins, along with her fellow members of the Leadership Beckley Class of 2025–2026, helped bring Growing Beckley: A Community Orchard Project to life next to the Prosperity Community Center. The new community orchard was officially celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 28!

Kid in the Background co-owner Jamie Smith also played an integral role in the project, overseeing the development of the orchard’s logo, signage, and visual mockups. Our own Hannah Edwards designed the project’s logo, helping give the orchard a visual identity that can grow alongside it for years to come.

Tiffany had one very special classmate along for nearly the entire Leadership Beckley experience—Baby Liam! She was pregnant with Liam throughout most of the program and welcomed him into the world with only two class meetings remaining. Liam attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony as the youngest honorary member of the Leadership Beckley class! 💚

Congratulations to Tiffany and the entire Leadership Beckley Class of 2025–2026 on completing a project that will provide fresh fruit, educational opportunities, and a lasting resource for the community. We’re honored to be a part of it!

07/27/2026

It’s always such a treat to collaborate with Randy Gilkey in the studio. The piano turns 96 years old this year, but it still sounds AMAZING!

06/26/2026

This week, Kid in the Background, Inc had the honor of opening our studio to an incredible group of Southern West Virginia musicians for a very special recording of The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbor Show.

The session celebrated the music of Beckley native and legendary songwriter Bill Withers, with a deeply meaningful guest at the center of it all: Kori Withers, Bill’s daughter.

Kori visited Beckley to learn more about the community that helped shape her father before he became one of the world’s most beloved solo artists. Throughout the session, she shared thoughtful stories about her father’s inspiration, his songwriting, and the roots that connected him back to this area. Then, surrounded by a room full of local musicians, she performed her own versions of Bill’s songs with live backing accompaniment.

It was one of those rare creative moments where music, history, family, and community all came together in the same room. Everyone who was there left with a deeper appreciation for Bill Withers’ legacy — and a real reason to feel proud of where we’re from.

We’re grateful to have played a small part in helping capture this experience.

Be sure to keep that celebration going this weekend at the 2026 Bill Withers Festival, happening Saturday, June 27 from 4–9 PM at Bill Withers Plaza in Downtown Beckley. Come out, celebrate the music, and honor one of Beckley’s greatest voices. And check in with the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbor Show to hear the episode in the coming weeks.

04/23/2026

"The building trades in WV is a doorway the middle class."

We’re proud to share the latest video from the WV Building & Construction Trades, highlighting the work of Mechanical Insulators Local 80 and the REAL opportunities available through union apprenticeship programs.

These careers offer hands-on training, strong wages, and a clear path forward—without the burden of student debt.

Projects like this matter because they help shine a light on the skilled trades and the people who keep our industries moving.

KITB is grateful to play a role in helping tell these stories. Take a minute to watch 👇