Thanks to folks like Stewart Furini and Gary Lowe for putting up Youtube videos on how to do stuff like this with color embellishing. This is Big Leaf Maple (4.5 x 4.5). The top of the hollow vessel is dyed with spirit stain and the body is painted with iridescent paints. This is so much fun to experiment with....plus it gives me a bit of rest when I cannot stand at the lathe but can sit and still be productive as this technique can be done on or off the lathe.