A baby portrait of Miguel “pretending to be invisible”, San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1967. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
A portrait of Miguel smiling in San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1968. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel crushing apples to make fresh apple cider for the first time, Hingham, MA, 1985. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel posing for an artist friend, Boston, MA, 1986. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel sunbathing at the beach in Hull, MA, 1986. He shares, “This was two weeks before my fall.” Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel sitting behind one of his sculptures for a feature article in the Arts and Culture section of the national newspaper, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1993. The feature is titled “The longing for the past is present”, and captioned with “Miguel is a young artist from Ponce dedicated to recreating the images and atmospheres of yesterday.” Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel checking guests into the Magic Kingdom during the Millennium Celebration, the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL, 1999. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel plotting a random pattern of stars from the reflections of a discotheque ball to begin his initial work on the church dome, Tijuana, Mexico, 2004. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel’s completed dome, which took 3,500 5x5 imitation gold leaf pages applied with a cherry picker, Tijuana, Mexico, 2004. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
A selfie of Miguel during his time living in a cabin in the woods after his selective amputation, Crestline, CA, 2009. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel at the Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens, Encinitas, California 2010. He mentions that he was “obviously totally devoted to yoga at that time”. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel thinking about whether to start painting or create clay sculptures, Palm Springs, CA, 2010. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel posing as a Jibarito at his 45th birthday party, Palm Springs, CA, 2010. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
A portrait of Miguel painting acrylic on canvas in his kitchen, Palm, Springs, 2012. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado
Miguel and his dog Chico at the Neverland, docked at Alamitos Way, Long Beach, CA, 2013. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel in front of a double heart sculpture at the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 2014. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel at the Annual Indian Wells Art Festival at the Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA, 2014. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel posing during his visit to the High Desert, Landers, CA, 2015.
Miguel playing a Native-American flute at the Saturday Farmer’s Market with Chico sitting underneath him, Joshua Tree, CA, 2016. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel selling his pottery at a Renaissance Fair at the High Desert, 29 Palms, CA, 2016. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel and Chico visiting the “beautiful Joshua Tree Forest”, Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel posing with his sculpture of “Joshua Tree in Bloom”, which was handmade with porcelain, Palm Springs, CA, 2017. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel holding his pinch pot dove, which was made out of loca terracotta, the Colonial Zone, Dominican Republic, 2018.
Miguel posing and playing his flute on his Cheetah legs, Palm Springs, CA, 2018. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
A portrait of Miguel flagging in Palm Springs, CA, 2019. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
A portrait of Miguel playing his flute on his Cheetah legs at sunset, Palm Springs, CA, 2019. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel flagging in celebration of a store opening in downtown Yucca Valley, CA, 2019. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel during his long wait for the parts to complete his prosthetic legs, Rancho Mirage, CA, 2021. He shares, “I waited and waited and waited…” Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel playing his flute and enjoying the echo at the “awesome ruins”, Pueblo Indian Church, NM, 2021. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel sitting poolside at his casita, Palm Springs, CA, 2021. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel sitting and playing flute at Hacienda de Los Manzanos next to Ninja, Tajique, NM, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel hugging Baxter at the Palm Springs Dog Park, Palm Springs, CA, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel hugging Baxter as they ride around town in a Jeep, Palm Springs, CA, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel posing in his Halloween costume for a party, Palm Springs, CA, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel at the Van Gogh Immersive Experience in Indio, CA, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel standing in front of the Governor’s Mansion in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2022. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel visiting La Hacienda de Los Manzanos for the New Year, Tajique, NM, 2023. Photo courtesy of Miguel Criado.
Miguel opening Desert Open Studios from his patio, Palm Springs, CA, 2023.
