Saena studied ornamental woodcarving and gilding at the Art School and after graduating set up a studio, working as a self-employed carver and gilder. In 2007 Saena returned to the City & Guilds of London Art School as a woodcarving tutor in the Conservation and Carving Departments and she also teaches at the Building and Crafts College.
Saena has worked within both the traditional and contemporary sectors including the Tower of London, New College and Oriel College in Oxford, Penguin Books, Kopparberg and Guinness.