Tess Yergin

What If Whimsies invites you into a meditative conversation with color, form, and possibility. Through handcrafted works that center on patterns, textures, and often reclaimed surface materials, Tess explores the power and playfulness of a well-placed dot to form an endless array of tactile and mesmerizing designs. She draws inspiration from a lifelong fascination with nature’s geometry, cymatics, snowflakes, and kaleidoscopes. Each piece is created through meditation and becomes a moment of pause — a gentle reminder that even the tiniest dot has the power to awaken curiosity.

Tess is originally from the coastal Carolinas; having grown up riding surfboards and horses avidly. She gave up the riding and boarding facility and moved to Greenwood over a decade ago, and is now a self-taught, multi-talented artist working across several mediums, including oils, watercolors, peyote beadwork, snow sculpture, crochet, and more. Her studio and gallery space can be found upstairs in the Shenandoah Valley Art Center on West Main Street in Waynesboro, VA., where she was awarded an honorable mention at the 2025 Members Judged Show. Tess also enjoys teaching art to others and collaborating on commissions to bring ideas to life.