The DM Collection
Artist Daniel Mackie was influenced by the simplicity of movements such as Japanese printmakers of the Ukiyo-e period, Art Deco and Egyptian tomb paintings, and had an interest in sailors' tattoos depicting seafaring mythology. He began drawing animals with their environment depicted within them. He is constantly innovating and evolving, and works to keep expanding the DM Collection's range of products as well as continuing to push his artistic boundaries.
The DM Collection | Whale Card
$6.00
This story comes from the 2nd century, probably from Greece. Sailors mistake sleeping whales for islands. They would tether their ships to the “island”, disembark and set up camp. The...
The DM Collection | Hedgehog Nocturnal Card
$6.00
“The Hedgehog and the Fox” is an essay by philosopher Isaiah Berlin. It divides people into two groups, those who are “Hedgehogs”, people who view the world through the lens...
The DM Collection | Puffins Card
$6.00
Drangey Island is one of North Iceland’s most iconic sights. It is home to countless puffins. One of the oldest legends about the island tells of an old night-troll couple...
The DM Collection | Little Owl Card
$6.00
In Aesop’s fable, ‘The Owl and the Birds’, the birds ignore the wise owl’s words at their peril. Later, when events came to pass of which the owl had foretold,...
The DM Collection | Dragonfly Card
$6.00
In ancient times, Japan was called “Akitsushima”, a name that was given to it by the 5th-century emperor, Yuryaku, and translates as, “Isle of the Dragonfly”. The story goes that...
The DM Collection | Hare in a Meadow Card
$6.00
In Aesop’s fable, ‘The Hare, the Hound, and the Goatherd’, a dog gives chase to a hare, but upon failing to catch him the goatherd laughs at him. The dog,...
The DM Collection | Butterfly Card
$6.00
The Butterfly Effect is a concept that small causes can have large effects. Edward Lorenz coined the term and gave the example of a butterfly flapping its wings in South...
The DM Collection | Bumblebee Card
$6.00
Scientist Antione Magnan proved that bumblebees are incapable of flight. In his 1934 book, ‘Le Vol des Insectes’, he says, ”...prompted by what is done in aviation, I applied the...
The DM Collection | Robin Card
$6.00
Watercolor illustration by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the UK Style Code | A014 Shop...
The DM Collection | Leopard Asleep
$6.00
In ancient greek mythology, Dionysus was the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity and ritual madness. Quite a list! His wine, music, and ecstatic dance freed...
The DM Collection | Dove of Peace Card
$6.00
Why does the dove represent peace? It probably stems from a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh in the 7th century BC. In one of...
The DM Collection | Hedgehog Card
$6.00
The ancient Greek poet Archilochus stated, “the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing”. It is thought to mean that the fox, for all his cunning,...
The DM Collection | Hummingbird Card
$6.00
Huītzilōpōchtli is the Aztec God of the sun and war. The name translates as Left-Handed Hummingbird. In the Aztec mythology Huītzilōpōchtli defends his Mother from his 400 brothers and one...
The DM Collection | Lovebirds Card
$6.00
Watercolor illustration of Two Lovebirds by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the UK Style...
The DM Collection | Fox Nocturnal Card
$6.00
A Kitsune is a mythical Japanese fox, it has the ability to grow more than one tail. The oldest and most powerful having up to as many as 9 tails....
The DM Collection | Black Labrador Card
$6.00
The kind of dog you own says a lot about your own personality. A trait associated with Labrador is agreeableness. Owners of Labradors are sociable and easy to get along...
The DM Collection | Ginger Tom Card
$6.00
In Turkish and Arabic traditions, cats have six lives. This contrasts with seven lives in Italy, Germany, Greece and Brazil. In most other countries the number is nine. There is...
The DM Collection | Red Squirrel Card
$6.00
Early Christian religion portrays the squirrel as stoical. An early manuscript features an image of a squirrel using its tail for shelter in a rainstorm. The inscription reads, "I shall...
The DM Collection | Giraffe Greetings Card
$6.00
Watercolor illustration of a Giraffe by Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the UK Style...
The DM Collection | Spot Bellied Owl Greetings Card
$6.00
So when and how did the owl become wise? Athena. The Greek Goddess of Wisdom is responsible. The greek goddess took the little owl and used him for her symbol....
The DM Collection | Wren Card
$6.00
Taken from a watercolor painting by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the...
The DM Collection | Tawny Owl Card
$6.00
In Lord Tennyson’s poem, The Owl (1830) he describes the owl as having, ”five wits”. The concept of five outward wits (senses, taste smell, etc) and five inward wits (“common...
The DM Collection | Two Turtle Doves Card
$6.00
Turtle Doves feature as the second gift in the much-loved carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. They have become emblems of love as a result of biblical references and the...
The DM Collection | Bear in the Snow
$6.00
Watercolor illustration by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the UK Style Code | A123...
The DM Collection | Meerkats Greetings Card
$6.00
Watercolor illustration of a Meerkats by Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the UK Style...
The DM Collection | Seagull Card
$6.00
Taken from a watercolor painting by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the...
The DM Collection | Lion
$6.00
Watercolor illustration by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the UK Style Code |...
The DM Collection | Running Reindeer Card
$5.00
'The Night Before Christmas' was written in 1822 by Clement C Moore for his children. It was the first record of reindeer pulling Santa’s slay. The poem is a mix...
The DM Collection | Fox in the Snow Card
$5.00
Taken from a watercolor painting by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Cards are blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Made in the...