Basil and Oregano

Melissa Capriglione (cap-rig-lee-own) is a queer comic artist living in Indiana. She graduated in 2017 with a BFA in Drawing and Illustration from Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. She is best known for self-publishing a webcomic called "Falconhyrste" with co-author Clara W. since 2016. She specializes in stories featuring women who love women, and other LGBTQ+ representation. She is also the artist for S.P.I.R.I.T (2019, Arledge Comics), an on-going supernatural comic series, and a slice-of-life drama comic series called PiNKHEARTS (2019). Past clients include Action Lab, Arledge Comics, and Netflix. Her work has also been featured in anthologies such as The Local Haunts Anthology (2019), Life Finds A Way (2019), Awesome 'Possum (2018), Strange Romance Vol. 3 (2018), Lilies Anthology (2017), and Recondite Hill Anthology (2018).