Dede Delany has a long background in the arts. She has a  BFA in Textile Design- RISD, is the  Owner/Designer Redtwig Garden Design LLC.  Dede has taken a lead in growing Kerri  Gallery and bringing artisit from around the country  to Willimantic.  She has worked as a Designer/colorist for  New Ravenna Mosaics, Exmore, Va,   Designer/colorist for Anya Larkin LTD fabrics and wallpaper, NYC; Freelance Textile designer NYC, Horticulture/landscape design degree- Tidewater College, Chesapeake ,VA, is a  NOFA and ELA member as well as a long time  Board Member- LALH, Horizons