A week away from our exhibition

It's a week away from our yearly exhibition and I'm still trying to complete stuff.

A large (for me) Jacaranda vessel that I am trying to complete. It's got great grain but I had to do something more. By following the grain lines I textured parts of the surface. This would not show contrast once the finish was applied so I coloured the textured surface. What do you think?

I believe that the signature should as much detail as the rest of the piece. It should almost surprise the viewer with unexpected detail. Here the surface was textured/burnt and then the text was added using a thin diamond tip in the Dremel. The uneven surface did not make it too easy!