I am really impressed with your planning and the following of a vision through multiple very technical and craftsmanlike steps - these steps involving multiple diciplines. And intimidated too - sometimes I have trouble just remembering that I put the kettle on to boil
I think it will be lovely and thought provoking and make people want to touch it with their eyes and with their hands. Please yes, show the final assembly. That last step can make artwork jump by orders of magnitude.
*edited to note that StellaLuna mentioned wanting to pet it