“To The Jungles That Be”

Narratives of nature often leave out and lack BIPOC voices and perspectives. This project responds to that gap and starts with a question. What does nature mean to you? The Nature Conservancy's Baltimore Program asked Baltimore-based author and artist Kondwani Fidel that question. His answer was the poem "To The Jungles That Be." Saba was tasked with illustrating the poem, which was then animated into the video below.

“Working collaboratively with a creative team from Baltimore, including animator, Bronson Hoover, producer, Dave Cooper, and Black-owned web design team Noisy Tenants, TNC created the "To The Jungles That Be" campaign, which includes this animated video of the spoken-word poem, a website, and a series of workshops dedicated to collecting community stories and feedback. This initiative aims to leverage the power of art to initiate authentic dialogue around nature and trees in urban and underserved areas in Maryland with the ultimate goal of helping bring the benefits of the State’s Tree Solutions Now Act to the public. Visit the website here: https://www.tothejungles.com/ “

“Quadzillazine”

Custom illustration for independent roller skating zine “Quadzillazine”. Illustrated in Procreate (process video below).

Baltimore’s Charm

Why do they call it “Charm City” anyway? There’s probably a million reasons, but for me - “Baltimore’s Charm” is deep at its heart & soul. It’s where the MAGIC happens, where LOVE brings together COMMUNITY, and where HOPE sparks JOY. Each of these electrical box illustrations are designed to represent those charms, and serve as reminders of what makes this place the special place that it is ✨❤️🫱🏽‍🫲🏿🌱😃

Illustrations created in Procreate and Adobe Illustrator. Vinyl wrap production and install by Alpha Graphics.

Puerto Viejo Surf Board

Hand painted surfboard for La Ruka hostel in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. Acrylic paint and paint markers.

Cooking Together

An on-going series of recipe illustrations in collaboration with Antonio Tahhan, Syrian-American food writer based in Washington D.C., where we use a collection of illustrations to bring to life recipes from the Levant.

“The oldest cookbooks weren’t books at all - they were tablets. Cookbooks, as a literary genre, are a modern phenomenon. For much of human history, family recipes were transmitted orally and cooking practices were typically communal. In pre-capitalist, agrarian societies, it took a village to put food on the table. The idea for this cooking project is to honor some of these communal practices in an age where community is often difficult to cultivate, despite our interconnected digital existences.”

Alphabet Series

An on-going series of illustrated letters; Hand-drawn, ink on bristol paper.