News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
The event, held at the Stitchin' Post, honored the creator of the painting, well-known Sisters' graphic artist Dennis McGregor. The audience applauded enthusiastic approval as the painting was uncovered a few minutes after 7 p.m. by John Keenan.
The poster's 29 sunflowers, mountain range and scenic foreground took the artist about two month to develop; the different stages of the process were also on display at the unveiling.
According to Quilt Show founder Jean Wells, plans are to use McGregor's 1996 poster as a basis for a new quilt pattern.
The quilt posters, along with McGregor's other work for Sisters' Rodeo, Crooked River Round-up and the Sun River's Music Festival have helped build his reputation as a graphic artist in the Central Oregon community.
"The quilt poster is something I look forward to doing year to year," McGregor said. "I feel I'm helping promote the show and the spirit of the town.
"It has been extremely rewarding," he reflected, "to have the posters become a tradition, and in the process, become somewhat collectible. It can't be anything but gratifying to have someone take one of these posters, spend a sum of money to frame it, then hang and look at it every day; to know there is a group of posters hanging in some prominent place."
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