Another option is small animal ages made of fine wire mesh of an opening about 1/4 of an inch or less. (second-opinion-doc.com)
They are provided with fine wire pins that are secured to a flat base. (en.wikipedia.org)
Borrowing from the logic of medieval tapestries hung as symbols of authority, Wheat allows acrylic paint to ooze through fine wire mesh causing figures to emerge and dance upon lush, fiber - like surfaces that coalesce into heroic history paintings. (artsy.net)