I earned my PADI Open Water Diver certification when I was around 14 years old and followed up with the Advanced certification. The first time breathing under the water was a bit nerve racking, but quickly became an experience that I could never forget. Scuba truly is like diving into another world.

The scuba world is very big, but my best dives were off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve always dreamed of diving the great spots around the globe. It would really be great to go to the Great Barrier reef or dive a famous wreck. There are so many other great locations under the see around the Scuba World. My love for scuba is no secret and it was necessary to put my own spin on the dive flag.

This design wraps the red and white international diver flag around a bump mapped globe. Maybe wrapped is the wrong way to say it, because it looks more like it’s painted on. The idea behind the design is simple, but it took much longer to master than I previously thought. I’m not sure how long it took, but it was a test of patience getting the globe and flag integrated correctly. This newer version masks the brand name much better to avoid taking away from design. I’m more than confident that any fellow scuba diver will enjoy this design as much as I have.

Not all of the people of Cuba agree with the political climate that Fidel Castro has created on the island. Many of their best ball players use the game of baseball as a way out of the oppression they feel. I knew that Cuban pride was fierce, but I had originally decided to create a Cuban baseball design back when Jose Contreras was picked up by the Yankees. That pick up didn’t work so well, but the design became very popular.

There are so many nations that I plan on adding to the baseball flag theme, but Cuba was near the top of the list. The flag was a little tricky due to the length, but I finally got it to work correctly with the more detailed version. I think it’s now worthy of every National defector from the Communist island that is a fan of the Major League. It’s amazing how many Cubans have traveled from Havana to Miami. Not everyone is a fan of this type of immigration, but that’s a whole other subject.

Hopefully every Cuban will enjoy this design as much as I have come to.

The Dominican Republic is a part of a long list of great baseball nations and was definitely next in line to get the flag covering a baseball treatment. Many great Major League players come from places like Santiago and Santo Domingo. My favorite of the Dominicans would be Alex Rodriguez, but Big Papi is also a great player (definitely don’t like his team though).

This is one of the teams that you will find in many World Baseball Classics to come. The Dominican Republic Baseball has that unique banner that true fans of the Country’s team wave in support of each game.

This version of my flag covering a baseball design set gives the Dominican people a chance to celebrate their team in style.