We’ve read that some of the proceeds go to a good cause, can you tell us a little bit more about that?
I think the two main things I hope it will do is make people feel less alone and spark important conversations between people. We are all just silly tiny humans going through this weird, confusing thing called life and we need to remember to help each other through it rather than turn away from each other. Social status, ethnicity, sexuality, culture, religion, bank balance etc., none of it matters. That no one on this earth is worth more than anyone else. Is there anything that you hope people will learn from the book? I think that’s an important reminder for everyone, especially for people who don’t always feel accepted or valued by their biological family. Another one is ‘your family is whoever you love’ with a group of friends sitting around together. I do have a couple! One of them is ‘look after yourself the way you’d look after your 5-year-old self’ which is something my mum told me as a teenager and I’ve tried to live by ever since. There are so many illustrations in the book, do you have any favourites? How would you describe it in three words? Within that, it covers themes such as body image, mental health, relationships and social media. Its focus is really just about what it means to be a human in the world today what that involves, feels and looks like. It’s not a guide to anything, instead, I want it to be a set of reminders of things we already know but might sometimes forget. It aims to shine a light on some tender moments we often shy away from and might only think to ourselves at 3am when we can’t sleep. Thank you! It’s a small book exploring the ways in which we can be kinder to ourselves, each other and the world we live in. Can you tell me a little bit about All Of This Is For You: A Little Book of Kindness? Hello Ruby! Congratulations on the new book, it’s wonderful. And so, here, we sit down with the artist to learn more about her touching debut. It is beautifully simple and oozes Jones’ applauded compassion, but no one can describe the book better than Jones herself. Now, the young illustrator has released her first book, All Of This Is For You: A Little Book of Kindness, a heartwarming publication filled with pages of enlightening, soul-stirring illustrations and hand-drawn messages. The single image received international attention on such a large scale that Jones was consequently singled out by Time magazine to design a cover for its April issue. Ruby Jones is the brains (and heart) behind: “This is your home, and you should have been safe here.” The artists’ response to the Christchurch attacks, which depicted two women embracing, was promptly shared across the world upon her posting on Instagram. You may not know her name, but you will recognise her illustrations.
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