The owner of Moxa Creations, long-time San Mateo resident Moxa Chiu, has been in the business of selling gems and pearls and creating and re-creating jewelry since the 1970s. The current store was founded out of Moxa's desire to downsize and combine her pearl and gemstone wholesale business in San Francisco with her retail store in Burlingame. She is known as the Pearl Lady for her ability to match any lost pearl for a given piece of jewelry, and as an eco-artist for her passion to restore or re-fashion heirloom jewelry.