Sleepy Hollow
Erwin Ong
Title
Wonderfully Spooky Sleepy Hollow
Pumpkin Location:
Island between Broadway & Old Broadway
by the Headless Horsemen Sculpture
Meet the Artist
Erwin Ong creates bright, joyful illustrations, murals, and mixed-media objects—from zines and cardboard sculptures to ceramics and public art. With bold lines, playful characters, and a love of pattern and repetition, he turns familiar animals, objects, and everyday observations into playful visual worlds filled with curiosity, humor, and imagination. He is based in White Plains, New York.
Through his studio, A Duck Amuck, Erwin develops both personal artwork and community-centered projects. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across Westchester, Rockland, New York City, and Connecticut, including Queen City Art Gallery (Montefiore New Rochelle), Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Stamford Art Association, Yonkers Arts, and Grumpy Bert’s annual Red Envelope Show. He has created murals in Tarrytown, Yonkers, White Plains, and Wilton, CT, and collaborates with community partners on projects that celebrate creativity, connection, and belonging.
aduckamuck.com // @duckamuck
Martin Munroe
Title
Witchy Witchy Woo Woo
Pumpkin Location:
Headless Horsemen Bridge
415 N Broadway
Meet the Artist
Martin Munroe was born in 1977 to a witch by the name of Beelzy and a guitar-totin’ wildman in Sleepy Hollow, NY, where he lives and paints. His website is martinmunroeart.com. He should be avoided at all costs.
Michelle Saccaro
Title
A Window to Sleepy Hollow
Pumpkin Location:
Corner of Valley Street & North Washington
Meet the Artist
Michelle Saccaro is a Sleepy Hollow resident, photographer, and tour guide for the Historical Society serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. She loves to capture the beauty and magic each season brings to Sleepy Hollow with her camera. Her pumpkin piece titled “A Window to Sleepy Hollow” offers a glimpse into the many stunning views of this historic village. You can find more of Michelle’s photography on her local tourism instagram @sleepyhollowspellbound
Claire Widman
Title
Love Your Monsters
Pumpkin Location:
80 Beekman Ave
Strand Creative Center
Meet the Artist
Claire Widman is an illustrator based in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., where the village's Hudson River charm inspires much of her work, from local landmarks and farm animals to big-hearted monsters and the Headless Horseman himself. She began her career in animation, interning on Nickelodeon's "Blue's Clues" and working on animated shorts for "Saturday Night Live" and "The Daily Show" at J.J. Sedelmaier Productions. She has since worked as an Associate Design Director and Brand Manager for advertising agencies. Claire also paints murals, teaches art to students of all ages, and exhibits her work. // clairewidman.com
Nick Kozak
Title
Solar Punkin'
Pumpkin Location:
Beekman Ave. & Cortlandt St.
Meet the Artist
Nick Kozak is an artist educator based in the Rivertowns. He attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he studied Art History and Art Education. Later, he completed a Masters in Arts + Education at New York University, where he taught for six years. He has been a New York City public school teacher for eighteen years at Hunter Science High School, focusing on Contemporary Art and general awesomeness.
Kristina Schmidt
Title
Sleepy Hollow Sunset
Pumpkin Location:
Sleepy Hollow Village Hall
28 Beekman Ave.
Meet the Artist
Kristina is a visual artist and designer whose work spans sculpture, painting, fabrication, public art, and large-scale installations. As Chair of Irvington Arts and Culture, she is the founder of the Bulldog Gallery, the Butterfly Pollinator Experience, and the Rivertown Pumpkin Trail. Her work is driven by curiosity, experimentation, and a love of creating unexpected moments of wonder and connection.
Kate Mark
Title
Pumpkin Patchwork
Pumpkin Location:
Los Andes Bakery
180 Valley Street
Meet the Artist
Kate Mark is an artist, quilter and teacher living in Chappaqua, NY. She enjoys working with textiles, paint and mixed media. Her work often reflects her love of the colors and patterns of traditional quilt blocks and textiles. Fall is her favorite season, and she is particularly inspired by the colors and textures of the local landscape. When she is not making art, teaching or spending time with her family she can often be found roaming the paths of the Rockefeller Park Preserve.
Tim Grajek
Title
River Royalty
Pumpkin Location:
The Daymark at Edge-on-Hudson
Corner of Legend Dr. and Westward Dr.
Meet the Artist
Tim Grajek is a multidisciplinary artist whose expertise spans mural painting, illustration, photography, filmmaking, and music composition.
As an illustrator for forty years, his work has been featured in numerous major magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post, Business Week, Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Red Book, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barons, and Scholastic. He illustrated “Hoyle’s Rules of Games,” one of the most widely distributed books in the world. // timgrajek.com