Hello!
I’m Tom Wolfe, an illustrator based in the Gower Peninsula, South Wales.
Whether I'm illustrating for the healthcare sector, designing eye-catching packaging, or creating editorial artwork, my goal is always the same: to foster genuine understanding and connection through visual storytelling.
With a background as a high school teacher and a technical author in R&D, I bring a unique blend of pedagogical clarity and analytical precision to my art. I specialize in taking tricky, abstract, or sensitive subjects and making them approachable—often with a disarming, witty style.
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A Unique Perspective on Health Communication
While I love working across various industries, I have a particular passion for health illustration. Informed by over 20 years of navigating chronic illnesses like Crohn's disease and fibromyalgia, I create empathetic visuals that allow patients to feel truly seen.
This approach was central to my work on the "Meet our Crohn's and Colitis Cats" project, which won The People's Choice Award at The Charity Film Awards in London (2022).
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Beyond the Studio
When I'm not drawing for clients, I'm usually designing and printing my own products, playing Dungeons & Dragons, exploring the beautiful Welsh coastline, or tapping into my lifelong love for music.
I'm also actively involved in the local creative scene and am proud to be a driving force behind the Swansea Illustration Club.
Looking for illustration that connects? Get in touch!
Meet our Crohn's and Colitis Cats
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In 2019/20 I worked with Crohn's & Colitis UK on an interactive children's resource to be given to young children and their families. The project was a huge success and continues to help children living with the diseases today. In 2022, the video won The People's Choice Award at The Charity Film Awards in London.
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As someone who lives with Crohn's disease myself, this was a project particularly close to my heart.
Lecturing, Video Work and Tutorials
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As a qualified lecturer in further education, working in an education setting comes natural to me. Making instructional videos for projects using Premier Pro is something I particularly enjoy and uses my qualifications & experience in Technical Authoring.
Testimonials
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"It was an absolute pleasure working with Thomas Wolfe to create our first ever children's story Meet our Crohn's and Colitis Cats. Tom brought so much fun to a health condition that is widely misunderstood and stigmatised. He worked creatively to ensure complicated and sometimes scary medical information was presented in an engaging way for children - while at the same time still being open and honest about difficult symptoms and feelings. Tom worked within our brand guidelines to create something that is very recognisable as Crohn's & Colitis UK, but at the same time unique and unlike anything else we've produced before. We sought feedback from users at various stages of the project, which Tom openly welcomed and used to tweak his designs - he even attended one of our Family Day events so he could meet children affected by Crohn's and Colitis and test his designs in person. We've had such an overwhelmingly positive response from our community - with over 1200 printed copies of the book sent out within the first 2 months - and we're confident the story will give children and their families hope for their futures for many years to come."
Jessica Vasiliou, Knowledge and Evidence Editor
Crohn's & Colitis UK
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"Working with Thomas Wolfe was an absolute pleasure. His creativity and attention to detail brought our vision for the Santas Ale limited edition pump clip to life in a way that exceeded all expectations. The design is striking, memorable, and perfectly captures the spirit of both Brains Brewery and of course Christmas! Thomas’s professionalism, talent, and ability to translate our ideas into something tangible made the whole process seamless. We couldn’t be happier with the result!"
Sara Leigh Webber Head of Marketing
Brains Brewery
Working with Thomas Wolfe was a great experience. We partnered with him on a global campaign to raise awareness of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and provide resources to help people living with the condition feel supported and informed. Thomas created bold illustrations that helped shape the look and feel of the campaign, bringing relatable situations to life and helping make complex information easier to understand. He was collaborative, open to feedback and made the process smooth from start to finish. His ability to turn ideas into visuals that resonate with people living with IBD was a real asset to the project.
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Tom Clare Ducler - Envision 90TEN
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