The crowd of about 100 well-wishers, including the artist's wife, Marcie noted
that McGregor's 1996 poster differs significantly from his four previous
vertical, more-fanciful Quilt Show designs. The new horizontal format features
sunflowers in a Cascade Mountain setting, and visitors agreed that it
successfully captures the charm and energy of the now-famous Sisters Outdoor
Quilt Show.
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."
