by Chérmelle 
When he drew his first caricature of his grade school teacher as a young kid, he thought was doing something new. While he soon learned otherwise, Dan Springer has created a career out of exaggerating the characters of people – the famous, the everyday and canines, too.
GP: Can you share your relationship with Tar Pit, the cafe?
Dan: I live in the neighborhood. I’ve been going there for…
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