Cheng's highly cultured Chineseness and unremitting hard work have enabled him to become expert in both Chinese and Western art. Through his work both on paper and ceramics he has created an individual body of art without needing to subvert tradition.
他最敬佩的白石老人也是民間工匠出身，一生創作不歇，終成大家。無論是紙上彩墨或是陶瓷字畫，為什麼鄭善禧能融貫東西、無需顛覆傳統而獨創一家？