Five Avenues To Mentor | Amber Faktor | Episode 1207
The Potters Cast
Paul Blais
4.9 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Amber Faktor is the sensitive-souled ceramicist behind Sunfish Studio. Over a decade ago Amber traded city life for clay, coastlines, and the grounding rhythms of island life. When Amber is not making pots, teaching workshops, or mentoring fellow tender-hearted makers, she's likely puttering on her little homestead beside the sea.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Potter's Cast. |
| 0:02.0 | A podcast home for potters everywhere. |
| 0:05.4 | It's a community of potters dedicated to grow their business. |
| 0:08.8 | We're picking up where the art degree ends. |
| 0:11.1 | I'm your host, Paul Blaze. |
| 0:14.1 | Hello, and this is episode number 1,207 of the Potter's cast. |
| 0:18.9 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:20.1 | We've got a new month starting here, March, right? |
| 0:24.3 | This is March 3rd. |
| 0:25.4 | This comes out live. |
| 0:27.3 | And did you realize that this is also the Enseca month? |
| 0:32.4 | This is the month to be going to Enseca. |
| 0:35.8 | And we are just around the corner for that to happen, which is going |
| 0:39.8 | to be the 25th through the 28th, I believe, 29th, something like that. And it's happening in |
| 0:46.9 | Detroit, Michigan. And if you haven't made your plans, it's time to do so. It's time to get this |
| 0:53.4 | rocking and rolling. So get yourself rocking and |
| 0:57.2 | rolling into the whole and seek a trip because it's going to be amazing. Today we're going to be |
| 1:03.5 | talking to Amber Factor, who is the founder of Sunfish Studio, and she's a Canadian potter, and she makes some really sweet work, |
| 1:13.9 | really sweet work. |
| 1:15.1 | Anyhow, she is island bound. |
| 1:17.9 | She's on the West Coast, and we talked about mentorship, and I'm really excited to be able to bring this conversation to you. |
| 1:25.2 | So let's jump into this conversation I had with |
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