Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>For <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printersolstice2425" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printersolstice2425</span></a> prompt neon I made a lino block print of four Nixie tubes spelling the word “Neon” on lovely Japanese mulberry paper, 8” x 8”.</p><p>Nixie tubes , also known as or cold cathode display, are electronic devices used for displaying letters or numerals or other information using glow discharge. Introduced in 1955, they are prized today for their vintage aesthetics. Inside a glass tube, 🧵1/2</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/NixieTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NixieTube</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/neon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neon</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histsci</span></a></p>