In recent years, as folk crafts have gotten more attention and Chen has received various awards, Chen's works have become valued by collectors and he has come to be called an artist and his lacquer ware regarded as works of art. About this, the old man says, "Personally I don't care for these designations. My attitudes toward what I do haven't changed.
這幾年隨著民族文化的備受重視，及各種獎項加身，陳火慶的作品不僅被收藏殆盡，面對大家以藝術家來稱呼他，或以藝術品來看待漆器，老先生說：「我自己並不欣羨這些名稱，我只是一個師父，有工就做。