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 | Two Robins Card
$6.00
Taken from a watercolor painting by award-winning artist Daniel Mackie. Size | 7" x 5" Card is blank inside Packed with envelope Printed on high-quality 330gsm card Style Code | A115...
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 whale would...
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 | Western Yellow Wagtail Card
$6.00
Nearly all ancient cultures contain myths about flying gods. Mesopotamian gods were often depicted as having magnificent wings, but Greek gods flew without wings and biblical descriptions of angels (such...
The DM Collection | Frog Card
$6.00
The frogs that desired a King is a fable by the Greek poet Aesop. It is a lesson in Liberty. The frogs ask the king of the gods, Zeus for...
The DM Collection | Runner Ducks Card
$6.00
The duck test is a form of abductive reasoning. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck....
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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Fox in a Meadow Card
$6.00
Aesop’s fable, ‘The Fox and the Crow’, illustrates how one ought to be wary of false flattery. A crow has a piece of cheese in her beak. “Good day, Mistress...
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 | Robin Card
$6.00
Watercolor illustration of a Hedgehog 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 | 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 | Swallows 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 | 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 | 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 | Black Bird 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Elephant With Flower Card
$6.00
The elephants trunk is one of the creatures most amazing assets. The human nose has 5 measly muscles, but an elephants trunk is made up of an astonishing 40.000 muscles,...
The DM Collection | Doggy Paddle Card
$6.00
Doggy Paddle was the first swimming stroke used by ancient humans. It is believed to have been learned by observing animals swim. Prehistoric cave paintings in Egypt show figures doing...
The DM Collection | Goldfinches Card
$6.00
Goldfinches are one of the most symbolic European birds. From the Renaissance they have be used to represent, salvation, freedom and wealth. In the 18th c. story, The Marriage of...
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 | 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 | 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...