
Trent Painter
Co-founder of Circle P Leather, a husband-and-wife leather goods business known for handcrafted mahjong tile bags, mats, and accessories.
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Sep 8, 2026
Meet the Mahjong Tablescape Power Couple
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Jennifer HohmanHOST
How did you, um, how did you get recruited [laughs] into the mahjong business?

Trent PainterGUEST
Um, about four years ago, Tracy's mom, well, Tracy's mom's been playing for, at that point, seven years.

Trent PainterGUEST
And we went out, I got recruited to come to the kitchen table, and it was the three of us, and then we played with Bob, and that's how I learned.

Trent PainterGUEST
It took me about six to eight months to really get it, because we were only playing once a month, twice a month maybe there.

Trent PainterGUEST
I, I said, you know, "Hey, this would be..." This particular one, it was a crocodile emboss, but it was a really low texture, and it had a, it was a plain leather, but it had this copper infused raised areas on it.

Trent PainterGUEST
And it was the first one, and I said, "What if I cut this out in a square?" And we threw it out on the card table on, on the lawn, and threw some tiles on it and went, ba-bing, light switch-