Maryte Collard – Book #6
The End of the World
This is the second quilt inspired by Haruki Murakami’s book Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. After his death the main hero finds himself in the strange town called The End of the World. The town is surrounded by high walls and unicorns are the only creatures that can go in and out of the town. Many people live a comfortable life but they don’t remember their past.
Just after entering the town, the hero’s shadow gets cut off and day after day it gets weaker and weaker. At the same time the hero’s memory fades until he loses his identity. The identity transfers to a unicorn and for a while it stays there until the winter comes, the unicorn dies, and the dream reader reads the unicorn’s skull. Before that there can be moments of connection between both worlds and the world of living and dead can have breef moments of encounter.
It is much more complicated in the book and there is much more to the story that is considered to be one of the best Haruki Murakami’s books.
I used my own hand dyes and a commercial batik for the wall. Fused applique, machine quilted. Again, I forgot to embroider the text before quilting.
FIFTEEN BY FIFTEEN 
The story behind your piece is so interesting. This piece is beautifully stitched which gives real depth and texture to your work. I am in awe, well done.
A complicated story but fascinating. A great stitching work. A wonderful end to your series. Bravo!
What a great design the tells the story. Bravo
I like your interpretation of this intricate story !
The composition of your piece and your stitching are so well excecuted !
The way you have introduced the different elements of the story is very clever and harmonious. Bravo !
Your stitching is so good, perfect as is the choice of colors. I love it very much
A brilliant piece with outstanding quilting. Such an intricate story and what a lovely interpretation. The colors so beautiful, love that lone figure and its shadow (before it faded away). Love it.
What an intriguing story and the design seems to summarise it beautifully. I love the way that you have used stitching to illustrate two worlds. Well done
A dramatic end to your series. The stitching is excellent – especially the diamond quilting in the background. I like the fading shadow.
What an interesting story. I admire the way you “translated” it in fabric. As always beautiful and precize stitching. Excellent work!
Thanks for adding a bit of the detailed storyline as it helps unify the elements in your quilt. The choice of color for the unicorns is fun and interesting and the quilting adds visual interest. Beautiful!
What an incredible story. Your interpretation is incredible. Beautiful fabrics, interesting composition and beautiful quilting. Bravo!
A complex, imaginative and engaging story. Loved how you interpreted such a dream like composition. A striking piece with meticulous stitching and imagery. Well done.
I love it how you translated the story into fabric. Your quilting of the different parts is amazing!
Love your take on Murakami prose and your stitching adds another meaningful layer to it, well done!