Meet the Tattooers of Vatican Tattoo
At Vatican Tattoo in Delray Beach, our artists bring years of experience, precision, and passion to every design. Jeff Kozan, Tom Malster, Mike Miller, and Brandon Weed each offer their own creative edge from detailed black and gray realism to bold traditional work and everything in between. Together, they make up a powerhouse team dedicated to delivering tattoos that stand the test of time. Explore their portfolios below and find the artist who fits your style best.
Jeff Kozan
Quality classics, made to fit. At @vaticantattoodelray
Fudo Myoo. The Immovable one.
Completed today for @trey__kennedy85
Thank you for your commitment and trust. This was an incredibly fun and satisfying tattoo to make. Background to come.
Made at the one and only @vaticantattoodelray
Dragon and koi sleeve complete. Made for @p1_jln
Dragon is healed, koi and blossoms are freshly colored. I`ll likely post a fully healed photo soon. Thank you for your trust and commitment, and for letting make a cool one for ya!
Always and forever, at @vaticantattoodelray
@superfatglobs is a tough sob! Put the final session in today for his leg. Really pumped on this one. Had lots of fun making it. I love tattooing so much.
Tell your friends, and come get one for yourself. Made with pride here at @vaticantattoodelray
Japanese Crane and pond completed today for Erica. Fun project on a old friend. Made here at @vaticantattoodelray
Chris is tough as hell!
Mega cool one shot snake gut today.
Well done amigo!
Made here at @vaticantattoodelray
#delray #delraytattoo #delraybeachtattoo #japanesetattoos #snaketattoo
Maikai Tattoo EARNED!
Had the pleasure of making this Barney West Moai (RIP) on my great bud @scotty.schuder yesterday. All the way from @dirtydickparis in Paris,France.
The fellas came to the @the_maikai_restaurant , and conquered the Bora Bora Bar. Hell of a good time with a master bartender, joke machine, and even better friend.
Save travels, amigo! Till next time. 😎🤙🏼🍹🗿
Marquesan styled tattooing.
Made here at @vaticantattoodelray
Holler if you`d like something similar.
@cigarcitytattoofest does it again!!!
Real tattooing is alive and well!!
Can`t thank the family and crew enough. @chopper_ftw @claymontgomery @chingoflamingo @gwenchermont and more. You guys have put something together that`s incredibly special and rare.
Im very grateful to be apart of such a fun and inspiring weekend. It really lights a fire in me to step my tatt game up. A room full of like minded tattooers and all around good people.
To the old friends i got to hug, and the new friends .....cheers to you all. Already looking forward to next year!!
.....And an extra thank you to @bludshaker for the hospitality and help with my jalopy storage.
Classic tattoos.
Classic Cars.
Classic tunes.
They`ll never go out of style.
Made at @vaticantattoodelray
50s Chevys Rule Supreme!
Hell of a day at the 26th Annual Groundhog Gala.
@misfirescarclub put on the best show in Florida, in my opinion.
Had some solid shenanigans today. Florida guys can do kustoms too! 😆
Tom Malster
I DID THIS TINY LITTLE PORTRAIT THIS WEEK, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO MORE! IF YOUVE BEEN THINKING OF GETTING ONE HIT ME UP, I NEED A DECENT PHOTO AND ABOUT 3/4hrs @vaticantattoodelray ✌🏼❤️
BORNEO TRIBAL KNEE FILLER DRAWN TO FIT! ON THE BIG DAWG @mikemillertattoos I WOULD LOVE TO TATTOO MORE IN THIS STYLE.
DM IF YOURE INTERESTED 😎🔥😎
FEBRUARY MEMORIES. ENGLAND, THINGS AND PEOPLE I LOVE 🏴❤️
BIKER CHICK FOR @mikec_6192 @vaticantattoodelray I WOULD LOVE TO DO MORE IN THIS STYLE, DM TO BOOK! 💨💨💨
MADE FOR @justrebel at the one and only @vaticantattoodelray DM FOR APPOINTMENTS! 😎
I HAVE SOME NEW PRINTS FOR SALE! 🐉🦅😎
DRAGON 11x14 $30
TRIBAL SLEEVES 11x14 $30
EAGLE DRAGON 12x18 $40
AVAILABLE AT THE SHOP OR
DM ME AND WE CAN WORK OUT SHIPPING
THANKS FOR LOOKING 🙏
@malstertattoos
@vaticantattoodelray
EAGLE MADE FOR @taygypsy @vaticantattoodelray
DM TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR NEXT TATTOO!
BIG OLD TUMMY TATTS FOR THE HOMIE @kylepaine2 made @vaticantattoodelray IF YOU LIKE THIS STYLE DM ME TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT 😎
A FEW RECENT TATTOOS
DM TO SET UP YOURS
@malstertattoos
@vaticantattoodelray
Mike Miller
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*BUNCHA CUSTOM AND OF COURSE CLASSIC STUFF FOR YOU TO LOOK AT THAT WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT I’VE BEEN UP TO.
*SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE? DM ME TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT OR A CONSULTATION!
#traditionaltattoo #japanesetattoo #oldschooltattoo #tattooflash #americantraditionaltattoo
*CLASSIC AND COOL TATTOOS MADE BY ME FOR JOSH @vaticantattoodelray
*DM ME IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR NEXT AMERICAN TRADITIONAL TATTOO!
#traditionaltattoo #americantraditionaltattoo #oldschooltattoo #classictattoo #dragontattoo
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*TATTOOING AS YOU LIKE IT DONE BY ME @vaticantattoodelray
*THANK YOU TREVOR @trevorboice FOR THE TRUST AND COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT.
*IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE DM ME FOR YOUR VERY OWN!
#traditionaltattoos #americantraditionaltattoo #religioustattoo #blackandgreytattoo #tattoosleeve
*SCORPION LADY FROM MY FLASH DONE FOR @_kristabatista THE OTHER DAY
*THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF DESIGNS ON THIS SHEET I WOULD LOVE TO TATTOO ON YOU🫵🫵
*DM ME TO BOOK YOUR NEXT TRADITIONAL TATTOO!
#traditionaltattoo #oldschooltattoo #tattooflash #traditionalflash #scorpiontattoo
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*SOMETHING ABOUT A CHEST EAGLE TATTOO THAT HAS MORE IMPACT THAN MOST OTHER TATTOOS IN MY OPINION.
*THE PLACEMENT AND DESIGN CHOICE IS AS CLASSIC AS EVER AND REMAINS TOUGH TO BEAT STILL TODAY.
*FOR YOUR NEXT TRIED AND TRUE, CLASSIC TATTOO, DM TO BOOK!
#traditionaltattoo #oldschooltattoo #chesteagletattoo #eagletattoo #americantraditionaltattoo
*SNAKE LADY FROM MY FLASH DONE THE OTHER DAY FOR THE MAN @joey_twotimes__
*THERE’S A BUNCH MORE DESIGNS ON THIS SHEET I’D LOVE TO TATTOO!
*DM ME TO BOOK YOUR NEXT TRADITIONAL TATTOO!
#traditionaltattoo #americantraditionaltattoo #oldschooltattoo #tattooflash #traditionalflash
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*HEALED AND SETTLED BLACK AND GREY JAPANESE DRAGON BACK PIECE I DID A WHILE AGO FOR THE LEGEND @bre_sib
*IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JAPANESE STYLE BACK PIECE, LOOK NO FURTHER!
*DM ME TO START YOUR VERY OWN!
#dragontattoo #japanesedragon #backpiecetattoo #oldschooltattoo #japanesetattoo
*ADDED SOME TRIBAL FILLER ON EITHER SIDE OF @_nicholasricardo STOMACH/RIBS THE OTHER DAY
*THIS IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU USUALLY SEE, HOWEVER IT WAS ALL DRAWN ON AND TATTOOED TO FIT PIECE BY PIECE.
*I LOVE DOING COOL BLACK AND GREY TATTOOS. DM ME FOR YOUR VERY OWN!
*SWIPE TO SEE ALL WE’VE DONE SO FAR! ➡️➡️➡️
#blackandgreytattoo #oldschooltattoo #classictattoo #snaketattoo #rosetattoo
*FREEHAND GAP FILLER PANTHER MADE THE OTHER DAY FOR @juann.1502
*GAP FILLERS ARE A FUN CHALLENGE AND THERE ARE TONS OF COOL WAYS TO FILL EM IN.
*DM ME FOR YOUR VERY OWN!
#traditionalpanthertattoo #traditionaltattoo #oldschooltattoo #freehandtattoo #gapfillertattoo
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*WEAR YOUR DREAMS COULD MEAN WEARING YOUR DREAM GIRL.
*PINUPS AND LADIES ARE A GREAT CLASSIC TATTOO THAT I ENJOY DOING.
*DM ME FOR YOUR VERY OWN!
#traditionaltattoo #oldschooltattoo #pinuptattoo #classictattoo #traditionalflash
Brandon Weed
Frank Luca
when @torafloraplants reminds me of that time I found grown adults talking shit about my handwriting on #reddit 😂😂😂 …then they also bruised @rootedrarities ego ((not really😂😂😂)) we found it pretty amusing. I’ve pissed off quite a few teachers back in high school long long ago but it never stopped me… ((maybe it all stems back from Sister Mary Williams slapping my left hand with a ruler for turning my paper while I was drawing in the 3rd grade… apparently you weren’t allowed to spin the paper any way but straight 😂😂😂)) I will continue to write like this till until my last day… if you don’t like it… 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️ #floridaman
A couple from this weekend back at good ol’ @vaticantattoodelray …THANKS MATT & JAIDEN!! I have a few spots available for tattoos this week.
If anyone needs to contact me regarding tattoo work, please DM me on IG, email me at [email protected] or call @vaticantattoodelray at (561)403-5631
#tattoo #art #artist #delraybeachtattoo #delraybeach delraybeachfl bocaraton boyntonbeach
Memorial Day 2026. Today, we honor the heroes who gave their all for freedom. Land of the free, because of the brave. Remembering with gratitude the sacrifice of those who served. Gone but never forgotten—your courage lives on.
Beginning next week ((June)) I’ll be going back to work full time @vaticantattoodelray
Tuesday :: by appt only
Wed - Sat :: 1pm - 8pm ((or later))
You can always contact me here in the DM’s/ text/ call the shop/ email/ smoke signal/ adult pigeon handwritten message delivery ((because no one has ever seen a baby pigeon!!))
…and my next tattoo trip to CT @brasscitytattoo will be in mid to late July!! Thanks 🙏 everyone!!
What an amazing weekend @the_big_plant_expo spending time with “my people”.. thanks @renayjadams and @rachnichole27 ((and thanks for sneaking me over some shots 🤣🥃🥃)) for the warm invite. Def had a blast working next to @poisonivyplantlady and @kristi.cees with our loyal sidekick @kimura_trap for providing me with unlimited glizzys as my energy source 🌭🌭🌭!! Got to meet Paula’s cutest baby from @perfectchoicenursery … all the best doggiessss @bluemoontropicals @danianthuriums @kristi.cees !! It was a real pleasure meeting so many of my plant people “in real life” that I’ve known on line for so long!! Thank you to everyone that stopped by, hung out, made me laugh, and supported us!! Y’all are the best!!
What I’ve been up to the last couple of months @vaticantattoodelray and @brasscitytattoo !! Slangin ‘ ink and def feelin better every week!! Always taking appointments!! Call/ message/ email/ smoke signals… get a hold of me!! Thank you to all my loyal clients and friends !!
The Simple Life ft. Candy & Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
🤠🐴🐐🐐 #gypsyvanner #blueeyedgirl #goats
((I keep forgetting to post…)) this month marks my 20th YEAR OF TATTOOING!! And what a wild and fun ride it’s been so far… ((minus the major cervical spine surgery last August thanks partially to abusing my body doing what I love 😹😹😹)) Not too many people know I actually started tattooing 30 years ago while in college at University of New Haven. I decided to apply to my dream school, University of Miami in April for the fall. If I didn’t get accepted, I was going to quit school and continue tattooing. I got accepted in 4 weeks, so it changed my whole path in life and I packed my bags and headed to Coral Gables, FL. Long story short, I became a Correction Officer… then Graphic Designer… then Mural Artist… then back to Tattoo Artist 10 whole years later!! It’s been a blast working and learning from some amazing artists/ coworkers/ friends by my side. And equally exciting tattooing and spending time with each and every one of my great clients new and old!! ((…I won’t bring up the couple of shitty ones 😹😹😹)) These last 20 years have allowed me to tattoo so many family and friends and even my friend’s kids who I’ve known since they were born… wild to fathom!! All over the country from CT to FL to CA. Around the world to Italy and Switzerland to Canada and even to Cuba 2 times!! I hope I have at least 20 more years in me!! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! 🤗🤗🤗 catch me with my boys at @vaticantattoodelray in Delray Beach FL and @brasscitytattoo in Watertown CT!!
What’s up my peeps!! Happy Sunday!! If you haven’t already heard, I got cleared from my spinal surgeon and I’M BAAAAAA-ACKKKKKKK!! and tattooin’ again with my good ol’ pals at @vaticantattoodelray !! Been warming up a lil with some smaller projects to see how the neck feels and I’m ready to start tattooing big projects again!! BIG or small… any style!! Illustrative… bold traditional… bright color… smooth black and gray!! I’m ready to see all of my friends and loyal again!! And I’ll be taking new clients!! Thank you all for your patience!! You can contact me here or email me or call the shop!!
I’ll also be heading back to the WORLD FAMOUS @brasscitytattoo in Watertown CT regularly every couple of months again to see all of my peeps up there starting in February!!
Thanks to everyone for your kindness and patience!! Let’s start this new year off with some big and bright and bold pieces!! 🥳🥳🥳
((Also… GO CANES!! 🙌🙌🙌 kick some ass on January 19 in the CFP CHAMPIONSHIPS!! 🙌🙌🙌))
PLEASE SHARE AND REPOST!! Thank you all!!
Good times hangin out @vaticantattoodelray on a Saturday for Toys For Tats!! Here’s a couple from today… and a dancing frog!!
If anyone needs to contact me regarding tattoo work, please email me at [email protected] or call @VaticanTattooDelray at (561)403-5631
#tattoo #art #artist #delraybeachtattoo #delraybeach #delraybeachfl #bocaraton #boyntonbeach
Happy Veteran’s Day to all the badasses out there!! Here’s PapaLuca, some of my badass friends @tommyrazor @infinite_irons @beeogio and one more of Uncle Joe with some of his medals!! #veteransday #usmc #usarmy #purpleheart #navycross
This is my Uncle Joe Luca. One of the baddest mofo’s I know. He fought for the US as an Italian citizen, which he was later granted his American citizenship. #Vietnam #NavyCross recipient. “In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Luca carried four wounded members of his Marine platoon to safety under heavy fire. Luca was given numerous recognitions for his bravery and for saving the members of his platoon despite being wounded in the process. He is well-known for his military accomplishments, earning the nation’s second-highest decoration, the Navy Cross.” #usmc #marines #veteransday #thankyou Uncle Joe’s portrait tattoo by @gabetuckertattoos …Uncle Joe’s helmet/ Purple Heart/ Navy Cross/ #americanflag by @loujacque
My little slice of heaven. I wanna live in here sometimes!! 3.5 years and still going in my custom @ikeagreenhousecabinet @ikeausa Milsbo tall cabinet!! Lots of trial and error in the beginning. But with lots of help from friends and lots of research, everything is growing great and thriving. There’s even 2 clean up crews of a now large rubber ducky isopod colony and springtails. I’ve had to chop everything up top 2 times to clean it up. And you can even see my Anthurium Sp. Limon has finally matured into a double lobe. I believe they get tri-lobes at full maturity. It’s been naughty 2x and grown through the cork pot where the A. Friedrichsthalii narrow is growing 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ 😆😆😆 Quick appearance by @gambit.thedoxie and a new painting by @mila.hoshino on the wall 😁😁😁
Amazing long weekend having my family here n having a bunch of friends around for @internationalaroidsociety #tropicalplantexpo ! Hung out with my sista @nancylucacom with @brassbonanza n my cousin Natalie. MamaLuca did some cooking. Went to the casino. Went to the @aroidgreenhouses party. Visited some greenhouses with @jiggyplantguy @poisonivyplantlady @mkebeers @torafloraplants . Went to the show n saw a bunch of my peeps. Saw a bunch of healed tattoos that I’ve done. Got to see my design come to life with STRIPEY the mascot at the show. Had a blast with all my peeps and all the positive vibes… now I’m gonna sleep for a week!! 😴😴😴
Cervical Spine Surgery 8/20/25 730am update:: Hey everyone who has kept up or maybe has not known.. I had anterior (front) and posterior (back) spinal surgery on my neck yesterday that was long overdue. Possibly degenerative. Possibly from traumatic head injuries. Possibly from 18 years of tattooing in crazy positions with bad posture. And also “tech neck “ from being a graphic designer/ illustrator and being on these stupid phones!! Here’s the simple breakdown/ cliff notes:: Surgery went well. It was a 5 hr surgery. Larger incision down the back of my neck. Shaved the insides of 6 discs with ultrasonic tools to give my spinal cord more room and cause less damage. And one fusion in the front at C3-C4 to fix the issue of my severe right arm nerve path pain and numbness. And help stop the spinal cord damage from possible head injuries ((being a dumb kid, playing football in HS 1994//motorcycle accident 2011// bicycle accident 2021. And to possibly help prevent the breathing nerve path from getting compromised next. But wanna send a huge LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU for all you have done to help me everyday to my partner in crime and rock Norma @brassbonanza …My surgeon Dr. Cantor in FTL and all of his wonderful team… The crew at West Boca Medical Center ICU… and all of my badass friends who have supported me along this journey. THANK YOU ALL
*Currently sore as hell and in a bit of pain. They told me to get ready for the roller coaster of extreme pain in 72 hrs when the drugs wear off. 2-3 weeks for the pain to get better. 3 months to heal enough to go to gym / pool / PT. I will definitely start tattooing/ working again in Nov/ Dec!! But until then, l`m not allowed to drive or work!! Please be patient with me and I`ll throw them awesome tattoos on you once again as soon as I can!! Thank you for your patience!! And come visit me cuz be bored!! ((Plenty of time to start painting again once I can sit up!! So be on the lookout!!))
Filled this lil spot in with some #brassknuckles for @matthallock_bct at BCT @brasscitytattoo If anyone needs to contact me regarding tattoo work, please email me at [email protected]
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