Saba has a Masters in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute in NY, and also holds degrees in multimedia, fashion illustration, and anthropology studied at the University of North Texas and The College of Applied Arts in London. She received The Emelio Pucci Scholarship in London, won her first Art competition in 1990 and has had solo and group exhibitions in Dallas and New York.

Currently, she works as a designer for her family's home textile business and as a contract digital, web, and multimedia designer. All these influences have contributed to her work's style and approach. Working with digital tools on a daily basis, combined with her experience with old world designs and textures has created a very intricate balance of contemporary design with a classic feel that is quite evident in all of Saba's work. Texture plays a vital role perhaps from the textile exposure, and color is actually the most important factor in her work.

The science and quality of color is a direct influence from the work of her father. As far back as she can remember, Dr. Shams Rasheed has been producing and exhibiting his vibrant, cibachrome and digital abstract prints throughout her entire life. "I remember asking him about the chemicals and how he produces the right color. I consider my father a colorist. He sees things in a way, that I still try to learn from".

Saba's work reflects Eastern influences through the means of extremely intricate detailing, inspired from line-work in old Kufic style manuscripts. Although these textures have an ancient feel to them, Saba's work is fresh, modern and possesses an abstract quality that produces an unexpected combination. Her materials are equally intriguing. She uses watercolor on linen and wood, built up with numerous thin layers and given weight and texture with absorbent ground underneath. Some works include materials such as glass, clear tar, henna, tea and semi-precious mineral paint. Water media is the perfect fit for Saba because of the idea of staining the surface. It is important for her to keep the process and look feeling fresh and luminous, yet rich in texture and permanent. Although the work is primarily abstract, the subjects are inspired from nature. The intricate line-work often starts with script, then becomes exaggerated, creating a motif that dictates the flow and composition of the work. This idea was inspired from old manuscripts in which the calligraphers would continue the scrollwork of the line beyond the words to beautify the page. Each piece is produced in a way that it commands attention from afar, yet when introduced close up, the work often reveals new worlds of intricate details.